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    <author><![CDATA[Galeon_7]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[RE:  TABOR tyranny, Independent April 9. My two cents, perhaps four, but we will get to that.<br>
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First off, I agree with TABOR.
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:33:49 -0600</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[This article is fundamentally flawed and seriously wrong in several places. 1)  Energy costs.
        
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    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:05:18 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[None of the Above]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Seems to me taxes can be raised at any time, just got to get voter approval? Yes or No?
        
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:58:31 -0600</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Excellent job, Adrian! It made me realize that what I thought was one really bad year due to the national economy is now etched in stone, thanks to the city TABOR which will never let us recover, even when the economy gets better and sales tax collections go up.<br>
With fountains turned off, parks left to turn brown, no buses running, inadequate police protection, government offices closed on Fridays, you really wonder why people would want to move here or why we stay?<br>
Sure, the city can ask for voter permission but that seems cumbersome, expensive, and well, like a stupid way to govern.<br>
TABOR is a nightmare--<br>
Cyndy
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:33:19 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[P.D.]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Councilman Herpin has  misinterpreted our vote on 1a. What we citizens "don't want" are open ended, vague, and possibly deceptive referendums on our ballots.
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:48:46 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[Bernie]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[“TABOR Tyranny” by Adrian Stanley is the best TABOR explanation that I have seen for years and should be required reading for anyone requesting a ballot and all elected officials! Let me begin by firmly stating that I support the basic concept of TABOR:  those paying taxes should have a say in increasing taxes.<br>
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As a newly elected Colorado Springs City Councilmember, I will be faced with the probability of voting to further reduce our city’s services as the city’s revenue continues to decrease below what has been predicted.
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:54:12 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[P.D.]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I am a post-secondary educator here in town. I am a good professor.
        
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:26:08 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[GeoffIndy]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[In my high school civics class back in the 60's my teacher taught us that our constitution established a republic not a democracy. A republic is government run by elected officials who are hired to do the job, hopefully in a professional and frugal manner (if not you can vote them out of office).
        
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:23:10 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[nlcatter]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[You all deserve TABOR hell,<br>
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you sat on your buts when we aksed  for help, you did nothing when good people ran for office <br>
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your selfish morons got what you deserve!
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:11:14 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[mojowilly]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[The author writes from a series of flawed premises and assumptions and then weaves in the statements of those that work from the same flawed premise. Flowing from that is a range of non-sequiturs the author can't understand because of the premise.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:46:49 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[gregaj7]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[While I agree with what "silver22" typed, the rest of you don't seem to see what is happening in this. Those who are elected or appointed to public office are not to be trusted.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:36:23 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[Wendellsmydog]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[TABOR must go away! The man who wrote it, "Don't steal my thunder"  Douglas Bruce, IS a hated man in this state for a reason.
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:05:04 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[silver22]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[You have ignored some issues in all your discussion of Tabor, which should have been included in this article. The simple fact of the matter is that the city can and has asked in the past to keep money that was over collected (they just won a ballot measure for this year allowing them to keep last year over collection).
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:47:37 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[Mendy Putman]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!<br>
This is so understandable - I hope all the newcomers to our city, who have NEVER understood what the hell we are doing to ourselves, read this and finally get a better picture of what Mr. Bruce has done to us! We've got to get this town talking about it or we will be a ghost town soon!
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:05:15 -0600</pubDate>
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    <author><![CDATA[schriendog]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[This is superb. Finally, someone has exposed TABOR for what it is.  We have bled the beast, local government, dry, and now we turn around and bitch that it doesn't meet our needs.<br>
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Outstanding.
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:55:42 -0600</pubDate>
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