Jared Polis: “We've been able to reduce the income tax twice.”

“The federal government needs to have those same kinds of balanced budget requirements that many states have. Colorado has. It leads to our fiscal health. We have record reserves. We have budget surpluses. We've been able to reduce the income tax twice. hoping to reduce the property tax rate as well, but this will never happen. Mostly because your fellow Democrats oppose it. Oh, there's plenty of opposition from both sides, John, to a balanced budget amendment.” (21:10–21:13)

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