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The Taxman Colorado Public Radio
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4.9 • 108 Ratings
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In 1992, Colorado voters took away politicians' ability to raise taxes. This is the strange and sometimes unbelievable story of how a man named Douglas Bruce convinced them to do that -- and what's happened since. Reported and hosted by Rachel Estabrook, Ben Markus and Nathaniel Minor from Colorado Public Radio News.
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Episode 3: Douglas Bruce’s New Battle
Douglas Bruce defends TABOR from attacks, and tries to defend himself from what he sees as retribution. Meanwhile, politicians who don’t like what TABOR’s done to Colorado attempt to get around the law.
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Episode 2: The State Strikes Back
Douglas Bruce was riding high after TABOR’s big win in 1992. But the afterglow didn’t last long. And when the economy fell off a cliff, the political establishment mounted a massive attack on TABOR.
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Episode 1: How Douglas Bruce Won
Douglas Bruce was an ex-lawyer with a love for the U.S. Constitution when he moved to Colorado in 1986. He earned a reputation as a rabble rouser and was seen as little more than that. Then he won, and changed everything.
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Coming Soon: The Taxman
The story of Colorado's most famous freedom fighter, Douglas Bruce, like you’ve never heard it before.
Customer Reviews
Great podcast
Learned a lot about a complicated issue through the people involved in supporting it and fighting it. It also had a more balanced approach than I expected just because to me it’s pretty clear TABOR has many sneaky ways to essentially dismantle “government expenditures” like roads and schools here in Colorado, making it hard in my mind to have a balanced view of the amendment.
Must Listen for All Coloradans
I finally feel like I get TABOR (Tax Payers Bill of Rights). Learning the history of it's passing and effects was much more fascinating than one would expect thanks to these great CPR reporters.
Can’t access episode 1
I have been trying to listen to this, but every sight has a brief intro, episode two and episode three. Very frustrating!