Vote No on CO Amendment 73

The tax increase proposed by #Amendment73 will negatively impact Colorado's economy, cost private sector jobs and place a significant tax burden on Coloradans.

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No on 73 Campaign Leaders:

“We applaud Coloradans for defeating this measure. But this is not the time to retreat into partisan corners. It is time for all of us to work together for our kids and our state’s education system." Read the full release: https://t.co/oLMqF6S1Nd

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WATCH: How does Amendment 73 impact Colorado’s small business owners … and your personal finances? 

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What’s your chamber’s position on Amendment 73? 

Call and find out. 

Statewide strong business leaders are urging NO ON AMENDMENT 73. They aren’t buying the it-cures-education-woes rhetoric the education union’s pushing. Urge NO ON 73.

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WHAT?! 50% of our property taxes ALREADY go to school districts. The rest are split between all other services: cities, towns, libraries, water, fire and health districts. 73’s authors didn’t consider impacts on other provider budgets. More: https://t.co/BJAjCnRsC7 #copolitics

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Colorado’s only Independent State Sen. @CheriJahn urges No on 73: “Amendment 73 is a job killer that would give Colorado some of the highest income taxes in the nation.” https://t.co/ZZYELVG5Mu #copolitics

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Amendment 73 is a Blank Check:

"Colorado ranks 5th in the nation for the cost of administration and 47th in terms of dollars spent on instruction. Education leaders must bring those statistics into balance … and not by robbing Peter to pay Paul."
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Former State Sen. Jana Mendez (D-Boulder) re Amendment 73: 
“There are better ways of raising state funding for schools … than on the backs of residential property taxpayers … former state Sens. Holme, Stewart and Gallagher share this opinion.” https://t.co/juUNiPFAXO

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The @DenverPost on #Amendment73: The wrong vehicle for education funding. Vote no.

Full Editorial: https://t.co/6b6OjRsa2r #copolitics #itsbadforeveryone

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The @DenverPost Ed Board: After previous support for a similar education funding measure, the Post’s leadership cited “the sheer size of the tax increase,” our booming economy and "unintended consequences" as reasons to Vote No on #Amendment73. https://t.co/aN48gMFmUx #copolitics

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The @DurangoHerald Editorial Board: “Colorado schools need additional money, but how much and where it should come from are worthy of detailed conversations, not a complex ballot measure and certainly not one placed in the constitution…NO on Amend 73.” 

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The @DurangoHerald Editorial Board: “Amendment 73 not ready for prime time.” 

Urges NO vote, saying about 73 backers: “The organizers of Amendment 73 should surface after election day to explain their thinking…we vote NO on #Amendment73.” Full Article: https://t.co/xJmUaC4Twu

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Southern Colorado Says No to #Amendment73: @Action22SC, @COSpringsMayor @JohnSuthers Announce Opposition, Join Growing List of NO votes. Full Story here: https://t.co/LaNhvMZAGW

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Seniors Beware: Amendment 73 Is a Tax Gouge

“Unfortunately, at the very time senior homeowners are met with unexpected medical expenses and other escalating cost-of-living increases, 73 backers are pushing a very deceptive $1.6B blank check tax hike.” https://t.co/uDXjCaDhWW

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Steve Miller, elected assessor for @LarimerCounty in Colorado, describes the blatant deception written into #Amendment73 and says, contrary to what the amendment’s proponents advertise, it would be detrimental to non-school district taxing authorities. https://t.co/FhVztifxSM

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“…73 is bad for business, bad for taxpayers, bad for our first responders, and will not guarantee any improvement in our education system,” said @COSpringsMayor @JohnSuthers. Read more: https://t.co/LaNhvMZAGW #itsbadforeveryone

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What’s so wrong with #Amendment73? @Action22SC Board: “…tax increase economically detrimental to the entire state with an opposite than intended effect.” Action 22 represents 22 SOCO counties (1 million citizens) #NoOn73  More here: https://t.co/LaNhvMZAGW

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Amendment 73 is deceptive. Regardless of proponents’ claims most taxpayers “would not pay anything,” in reality, all Colorado homeowners will see an increase in property taxes. More: https://t.co/BJAjCnRsC7 #copolitics #itsbadforeveryone

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.@COCounties snubs #Amendment73: Members spoke of support for quality public education, yet decided 73 was not something they could support. “It complicates an already complex property tax system.” More: https://t.co/q7YUWI2VcB #NoOn73

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The @CSGazette Editorial Board on #Amendment73: “…these tax increase proposals are worse than we thought…most egregious misstatements pose material harm because they make large tax increases seem small.” 

More here: https://t.co/1TRxNzF14K #itsbadforeveryone #copolitics

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David May, president and CEO of @FCCOChamber, sums up #Amendment73: “…deeply flawed and full of unintended consequences...” 

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