The Taxman

4.9 (111)
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You've heard about TABOR — the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Well this is the strange and sometimes unbelievable story of how a man named Douglas Bruce convinced voters to pass it and what it has meant for the state.

11/13/2017

Episode 3: Douglas Bruce’s New Battle

Douglas Bruce defends TABOR from attacks, and tries to defend himself from what he sees as retribution.

34 min
11/13/2017

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.

38 min
11/13/2017

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.

38 min
11/08/2017

Coming Soon: The Taxman

The story of Colorado's most famous freedom fighter, Douglas Bruce, like you’ve never heard it before.

2 min

4 Episodes

4.9

out of 5

111 Ratings

Great podcast

06/01/2021

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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

10/04/2018

joish

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

07/16/2019

2Lou

I have been trying to listen to this, but every sight has a brief intro, episode two and episode three. Very frustrating!
Helped me understand the issues

03/01/2018

healingit

It was hard for me to follow this story in the paper. This brings it all together. Educational and entertaining.

You've heard about TABOR — the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Well this is the strange and sometimes unbelievable story of how a man named Douglas Bruce convinced voters to pass it and what it has meant for the state.