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Phil Weiser: “We are under investing in education. I just said we had 15…”

Featuring: Phil Weiser, Democratic | Attorney General of Colorado

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CO Attorney General Phil Weiser, Democratic candidate running for governor | Colorado Point of View

Published | Video Starts at 04:51

We're going to get an investment in our kids future, which I think is the smartest investment we can make. Is that essentially a tax increase though on Coloradans? Is that what you would ask them for? Well, right now We are under investing in education. I just said we had 15 years that we've taken huge amounts of money away from education less than we should be spending. We in Colorado have this fiscal situation set up under TABOR that we are literally eating our own seed corn. We're under investing in education. (04:51–05:00)

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Reiterates that Colorado is under-investing in education and has diverted funds for 15 years.

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