Originally Posted by cologal

Why do you insist on labeling anyone to the left of you a liberal? I am socially liberal but financially conservative and you can't change that fact.

How much did you bet cause you are about to lose.

To answer your question..... In Colorado we have had to deal with the TABOR law for many years. Now we have no bathrooms or trash cans in our public parks, all of the public swimming pools have been closed. (Some were opened by private enterprise). The city of Colorado Springs no longer maintains the medians or for that matter the roads. Both the police and fire departments have been cut. On the ballot in November there are 3 initiatives to further cut taxes. (11 times the people of Colorado Springs have voted down a tax increase). We have very low property taxes....I compared my Marion County tax bill to my El Paso county tax bill for this one.

I don't like taxes anyone that you do but I believe the burden of taxes are a shared responsibility and a necessary one. So when Warren Buffet pays .02% taxes on his income and investment's while a single minimum wage earner pays 22% something is wrong. Have you ever looked at who these small businesses are? Ever checked out an S-Corp company. You might want to look into that. You would be surprised as to who is not paying any taxes at all.

See that wasn't hard at all.