Government Destruction Act

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While the likes of Bradley Foundation fellow Charlie Sykes bleat on and on and on about the taxpayer's bill of rights (TABOR), they never deal with solutions to our problems. The only thing they seem to care about is cutting taxes. They don't mind if you and I pay taxes on toll booths, sales taxes, or fees, but they do not want their wealthy benefactors plunking down their fair share for the public good.

I call TABOR the Government Destruction Act or GDA. It has nothing to do with helping the commonwealth. It does nothing to pay for our university and technical schools; nothing to make sure sick children get their medications; nothing to help give job training to the unemployed or provide help to families with an autistic child. You wonder what went wrong in their lives that they could be so callous as they look around today. Would they vote to send billions to Asia to help after yesterday's tragedy? Or is that none of our business?

GDA I call it, and the voters of this state will reject it when they get a chance.

-Ed Garvey