Colorado voters reject raising taxes to support education

Colorado voters reject raising taxes to support education. Proposition 103 would’ve raised individual and corporate tax rates from 4.63% to 5% and the sales and use tax rate from 2.9% to 3%, but the measure lost big, 65-35. Just call them Coloraaaaacists from now on. Lizzy Warren may have to pay Colorado a visit and remind them taxes are how we pay for the sh*t she and her cronies do together.

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  • Not only did the state vote against raising taxes numerous local tax hikes failed.

    - - Eagle County school tax increase fails.
    - - AVON, Colorado — Town voters Tuesday rejected a proposal to increase the town's sales tax to expand bus service.
    - - Thompson School District voters defeated the proposed property tax increase that would have supported the operation of its schools.
    - - Pueblo County District 70 voters overwhelmingly said "No" to ballot questions 3A and 3B, which would've brought more money to the cash-strapped district.
    - - Denver voters have rejected a proposal to require businesses to provide paid sick leave.
    - - Aurora voters rejected a $114 million tax increase for recreation centers
    - - Cañon City voters rejected a tax for library improvements.
    - - Douglas County voters said 'no' to school tax increases

    However, the libtards in Boulder voted to raise their taxes to fund a new municipal electric utility to replace the state's main electricity supplier Xcel Energy.

    • I wonder which libtard is getting kickbacks from Xcel Energy.

      In other news colorado homeless leave colorado because it's just too damn cold.

      oh wait... that last new item is from a few years back.