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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Fixed it for you.

TABOR forces more voter involvement in funding decisions—not that it eliminates every alternative except privatization.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO If costs rise faster than inflation, there are multiple responses besides privatization: reprioritize spending, use fees, bonds, federal funding, voter-approved tax increases, or raise taxes through a ballot measure. Privatization is a policy choice, not an consequence of TABOR.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO I understand the concern—cost growth can outpace inflation. I just don’t agree that the only options are ‘remove TABOR’ or ‘privatize everything.’ Colorado voters can still approve more funding if they think it’s justified.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Fair perspective. I think we just have different views on where authority should sit—voters vs government. Requiring 100% informed voters isn’t really a standard democracy uses anywhere. Good discussion.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO I hear your argument — you think Colorado’s funding model is causing infrastructure problems. I think funding matters, but governance, priorities, voter approval, and spending choices matter too. We probably just weigh those differently. Appreciate the discussion.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Several states have a version of TABOR.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO I get your point. We just disagree on who should have final authority over raising taxes. I’d rather keep voter approval and accept some inefficiency than give government more automatic spending authority. Appreciate the discussion.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO You are all over the place. Now you are making an argument about voter confidnece.
You could make that argument about literally every election. Most people aren’t experts in transportation, pensions, education, zoning, or healthcare—but we still trust voters to choose reps

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO By that logic voters also shouldn’t choose governors, legislators, school boards, or ballot measures either. Representative government assumes citizens won’t be experts on everything—that’s why elected officials make proposals and voters decide whether they trust them.

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@DeGette5280 Nothing shows how stupid you are than this tweet.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Your argument is because perfect efficiency is impossible, constraints don’t help. That’s more of a values argument than a factual one

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO I’m curious in what other states you’ve lived

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Colorado’s infrastructure issues being entirely TABOR’s fault is a political argument, not an established fact. Colorado still collects and spends billions on transportation through gas taxes, vehicle registration fees, federal funds, bonds, and voter-approved measures.

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Government waste existing doesn’t mean efficiency stops mattering. Every organization has waste—that’s an argument for accountability, not automatic budget growth

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Colorado’s infrastructure challenges are real, but that doesn’t prove TABOR is the cause. Fast population growth, mountain terrain, inflation in construction costs, and policy choices all affect roads too. More money can help—but accountability and prioritization matter too

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@Forgione25 @GovofCO Colorado voters already approve tax increases under TABOR. If voters can be trusted to elect leaders, they can be trusted to approve funding too. The debate isn’t roads vs no roads—it’s who gets final say.

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@PolitlcsUK Then he is unfit to live in society. What the hell is wrong with the world.