As Colorado contemplated large cuts to public education earlier this year, Rollie Heath wished that the state would raise taxes instead. Although Heath is a member of the Democratic majority in the state Senate and sits on the powerful appropriations committee, he didn’t try to use his legislative influence to persuade lawmakers to pass a tax increase. Instead, his approach was to do something any Coloradan could have done: He offered a citizens’ initiative.
Heath’s measure would raise both sales and income taxes over the next five years and use the roughly $3 billion generated to restore money to education, from preschool to higher ed. The measure officially qualified for November’s ballot last week. So a momentous decision about taxing and spending will be made by Colorado’s voters, not the state’s legislators.
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2 comments:
3 billion dollar raise for the teachers. not bad.
This may backfire on the dumbocrat. When you talk about federal income taxes there are a lot of people that don't pay any and would vote to increase it on those that do.
This guy is asking to increase the state income and SALES tax. Everyone pays sales tax.
This guy may find out how much the people don't want to throw more money down the public school sinkhole.
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