Amendment 69

[DavieD55]

Anyone heard about this scam? It will be on the November ballot and is being marketed as the solution to barrycare...

It will add 25 billion dollars to the state budget that would essentially double the state budget. the revenue will come from a 10% state tax increase with 6.67% paid by employers and a 3.33% paid by employees. It will be managed by a non-profit cooperative unelected unaccountable 21 member board that would be able to raise taxes on a whim. From what I understand, the tax starts out a 10%, but can be incresed wit no way to hold the tax hikers accountable.

[Zundfolge]

its socialized medicine pure and simple ... like Canada or the UK ... carved into the state constitution.

Its the death of Colorado.

[hurley842002]

And it will likely pass...

[Irving]

Yikes, I hope not...

[Zundfolge]

Opposition seems to be bi-partisan. Bill Ritter is one of the leaders of the opposition.

http://www.coloradansforcoloradans.com/

Most if not all Republicans will oppose this, so if just 10% of Democrats oppose it, it'll fall (since Colorado is pretty close to 50-50 R vs D)

[Great-Kazoo]

Opposition seems to be bi-partisan. Bill Ritter is one of the leaders of the opposition.

http://www.coloradansforcoloradans.com/

Most if not all Republicans will oppose this, so if just 10% of Democrats oppose it, it'll fall (since Colorado is pretty close to 50-50 R vs D)

CO is known to vote NO on any tax increase.

Unfortunately, The White Guilt, FSA, emotional voter might just get this shit passed. After al it's going to be someone else money. Or so they believe.

Going off another thread (Taxes) wonder how many freeloading fuckers got hit with the aca tax penalty?

[Big E3]

It must be really bad if Tax Ritter is apposed to it. Maybe even he has a limit to how socialist he what this state to be. It'll probably pass with all the Bern support here now.

[68Charger]

That would be enough to decide whether to relocate or not (we're on the fence right now)

That would maybe buy us a few years before that idiocy goes nationwide...

[Great-Kazoo]

It must be really bad if Tax Ritter is apposed to it. Maybe even he has a limit to how socialist he what this state to be. It'll probably pass with all the Bern support here now.

Supposedly they will need $25 Million year 1. With an increase every year after. IIRC there's no cap on taxes / theft for this bill.

Medicare's broke. medicaid is propping up every states health care. They put you in to X group, then give you an allowance of $2-800 per household. So your current Ocare monthly runs $250 - 1K. Depending how many in household. That's with a $3-4K deductible. Which it seems is close to the amount the .fed gov is subsidizing. Go figure.



IF I LIKE MY HEALTH CARE.......................................I'M FUCKED !

[Dave]

That would be enough to decide whether to relocate or not (we're on the fence right now)

That would maybe buy us a few years before that idiocy goes nationwide...

We've been looking at relocating to Boise, even considered it before buying our current house. This passing would be a huge motivation to do so. I'd usually want to wait 5+ years after buying a house before selling, but with the Denver market and all the improvements we've done we'd leave town with an extra 30k after paying the costs to sell.