We’ve been warning you about the tax hike that Colorado state Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, wants on the November ballot. On Monday, he rolled out the $3 billion, five-year proposal – and he did it with a class of fourth graders behind him. Check out my video commentary to learn why that was a no-no…
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[...] The most interesting part of the story is not the predictable 5-year, $3 billion proposal itself, which so far has had trouble gaining traction among education establishment and business groups. Instead, not only did Senator Heath proclaim the tax increase proposal was “for the children,” but he also propped a classroom of Douglas County 4th graders behind him to drive the point home. As Kelly at WhoSaidYouSaid points out, there is a little problem with that: [...]
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[...] state Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder. announced Monday (in front of fourth-graders whose parents did not give permission that they be used in a press event) that he was moving forward with his initiative to raise taxes [...]
[...] The most interesting part of the story is not the predictable 5-year, $3 billion proposal itself, which so far has had trouble gaining traction among education establishment and business groups. Instead, not only did Senator Heath proclaim the tax increase proposal was “for the children,” but he also propped a classroom of Douglas County 4th graders behind him to drive the point home. As Kelly at WhoSaidYouSaid points out, there is a little problem with that: [...]