The unintended tax consequences
of 60, 61 and 101
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Fiscal
policy
Denver Post commentary: What to do with measures 60, 61 and
101?
All three measures offer some policy
changes that voters should like offset by a monkey-wrench provision
that makes each measure hard to swallow.
Also: Fort Collins Coloradoan
editorial: Voters, reject citizen-initiated
amendments
Summit Daily News commentary:
Your Taxes: Unintended tax
consequences of 60, 61, 101
The first unintended consequence is
the effect on unemployment insurance rates. Under Amendment 61, our
state is no longer allowed to borrow funds, and therefore Colorado
may not be able to keep up its contributions to the federal
unemployment fund.
Denver Daily News: Online sales tax victory?
Amazon.com said this year following
passage of the new law in Colorado that the law would cause the
company to end relationships with thousands of online affiliates in
Colorado. The online affiliates send Amazon business through their
Web sites and earn commission on the sales. (Rep. Amy) Stephens,
R-Monument, said yesterday that she hopes the Colorado law will
also be overturned by the courts.
Salida Mountain Mail: Salida budget may be 'lean and
mean' for 2011
"Morale is bad. We're on rumor
control. We aren't laying off employees. Instead, we're losing
positions through attrition. We will have to do more with less,"
(Public Works Director Rob) Vance told council.
Health
care
Pueblo Chieftain: School workers' health costs to
rise
Pueblo City Schools employees will
pay on average 6.4 percent more in health insurance in 2011,
according to a plan approved Tuesday night by the school
board.
Vail Daily: Health-care reform event is
Thursday
An event Thursday in Eagle will
address health-care reform and what it means for
seniors.
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