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Gabe Evans: “The Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights says that any time that…”

Featuring: Gabe Evans, Republican | U.S. Representative, Colorado's 8th Congressional District

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August 6 Brighton, Colorado, HD48 State Rep. Gabe Evans Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 21:47

The first big thing that the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. So this is a Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights. If you go to Kansas or Wyoming, they don't have this. This is a Colorado thing. The Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights says that any time that government wants to raise taxes, it has to go to a vote of the people on the ballot. That people have to have a chance to vote before taxes can be raised. The second thing that the Taxpayer Bill of Rights does is it sets another equation. (21:47–21:52)

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Asserts that tax increases in Colorado require voter approval due to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

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