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Bill Ritter Explains Taxes and Fees

by | 5:06 pm, March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

Bill Ritter was on Mike Rosen’s show on 850 KOA discussing his recent tax “fee” increase for vehicle registrations.  An older gentleman called in and said the across-the-board “fee” increase is not fair to senior citizens who drive less frequently than other age groups in the population.  He then asks the Governor why not collect the revenue by making it a consumption tax proportional to use by raising the gas tax?  “It’s-Not-a-Tax-It’s-a-Fee” Ritter exhibited a rare moment of candor.  He explained why he and his government buddies under the gold dome didn’t raise the gas tax: the citizens would have to vote to approve of it, whereas the government doesn’t have to ask first before increasing “fees” on the citizens.  BlueCarp was right when he said: it’s not about Left vs. Right; it’s about the State vs. You. 

Here’s the audio from the Mike Rosen Show. 850 KOA.

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[h/t] CompleteColorado

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  1.   Zundfolge
      March 5th, 2009 @ 6:56 pm

    My memory may be a little foggy here, but didn’t we go to war over the notion of taxation without representation?

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