Category: TABOR: The Colorado Con

Counting the Hidden Costs of Colorado’s Tax Code

TABOR might promise a government on a diet and fatter refund checks, but Colorado’s wallet feels the pinch. It’s one of the tightest tax laws in the country, quietly deciding what our state can and can’t afford. If this makes you scratch your head or mutter, “Wait, that’s fishy…” you’re in good company.

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Counting the Hidden Costs of Colorado’s Tax Code

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