The Washington Post tries to figure out Colorado voters in a story today. We Coloradans gave
Democrats pushing a $1 billion income tax increase to overhaul the state’s funding system for schools a resounding defeat, with about two-thirds of voters rejecting the proposal widely championed by the liberal establishment. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who’s running for re-election in 2014, threw his political weight behind the education measure.
At the same time, however,
a proposal to impose hefty taxes on recreational marijuana was an easy sell to voters. About two-thirds approved a 15 percent excise tax plus a 10 percent sales tax on pot sales that begin next year. The taxes are projected to bring in $70 million a year. The money will be used for school construction and regulating pot sales.
The Post decided
Voters may have found the pot taxes more appealing because many Colorado residents are not going to use marijuana.Duh!
For what it is worth to my readers, I voted no on both tax issues.
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