This article originally appeared on heartland.org.
Colorado
voters on Tuesday crushed Amendment 66, a ballot initiative that sought to
raise the state’s income tax $1 billion a year to pour more money into grade
schools and high schools. The measure
lost by a 66.2 percent to 33.8 percent margin.
“We congratulate Coloradans for having the common sense to reject this
unnecessary and unjustified tax grab,” said Dustin Zvonek, the Colorado state
director for Americans For Prosperity, in a statement. “Passing Amendment 66
would have gravely wounded the state’s economy and business climate, while
rewarding a reform-resistant education system with an unearned windfall.”
He added,
“Hopefully the governor and other leading liberals will take this as a clear
message that Coloradans aren’t ready to see this great state Californianized.
The debate over Amendment 66 erased any doubt that we have a typical
tax-and-spend liberal in Gov. John Hickenlooper.” READ MORE »
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