The cornerstone of all policy—education, health care, transportation—is a functional economy. Now that the 2006 legislative session has wrapped, we can truly start to appreciate what Referendum C is doing to revive Colorado’s ailing economy. The successful bipartisan effort among Colorado’s voters, the Legislature, the Governor and our business and nonprofit community produced our best economic development package in more than a decade: Promises Made, Promises Kept
We are in our first year of this five year economic recovery plan, and need to move forward in a responsible way. How do we do this? We do it by investing in our crumbling K-12 schools and universities, in our health care system and in our infrastructure. Just as the voters wanted, and just as we promised the voters through Referendum C.
The Republican candidates for Governor opposed Ref C last year and are now trying to undermine it: Tax Plans: Dumb and Dumber. This is just plain bad policy. We cannot continue to starve our institutions if we expect Colorado to live up to its promise and create a healthy 21st century economy.
Please send me your thoughts on Referendum C and your ideas for Colorado’s economic future. I look forward to reading your opinions and posting your responses.
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