Ballot Measures60•61•101Colorado’s Economy Under Attack

What are these proposals?Measures designed to destroy tax revenues in

Colorado

Address Property Tax, Borrowing, & Tax Reflief

Being sold as tax relief in a time when government spending is out of control

Means of taking advantage of the economic catastrophe & playing on fears of irresponsible government after the Wall Steet bailout

Limits Property Tax

Government controls taxation, citizens should decide

No losses to school funding

Current law ignores Tax Payers Bill of Rights

Amendment 60Property Tax

What they are claiming

Schools would lose $1 billion in funding

School district tax cut by 50%

State would have to make up difference, but they are already facing massive deficits

Would overturn hundreds of local De-Brucing elections

Amendment 60Property Tax

THE TRUTHTHE TRUTH

These De-Brucings have allowed municipalities to fund These De-Brucings have allowed municipalities to fund theirtheir

FIRE DEPARTMENTSFIRE DEPARTMENTS

Amendment 60Property Tax

They show that tax They show that tax revenue is up 183%revenue is up 183%

Fail to show as a Fail to show as a comparison of property comparison of property

valuesvalues

Bonds, Leases, & Contracts have created a massive debt in our state

Need responsible borrowing

Need to return to 1876 law to ensure we are living within our need

Streamlines the Colorado Constitution

Amendment 61Borrowing

What they are claiming

Eliminate Colorado’s ability to improve infrastructure

Does away with state and local bonding

Creates unreasonable time frame to pay back bonds-eliminating all large scale projects

No longer use tools to “even out” cash flow during slow revenue times-impeding services & the ability to provide payroll

Colorado will not attract investment because of failure to invest in our own state

Amendment 61Borrowing

THE TRUTHTHE TRUTH

Amendment 61Borrowing

ELIMINATES ELIMINATES BONDINGBONDINGNO NEW FIRE HOUSES

NO NEW APPARATUSNO NEW TRAINING

FACILITIESNO LARGE SCALE IMPROVEMENTS

Tax relief by making the car registration fee a flat $10

Removes car rental fee

Reduces income tax to 3.5%

Removes fees on telecommunications

Proposition 101Tax Relief

What they are claiming

Eliminates a major funding source for our roads

Road funding for municipalities slashed as well

CDOT estimates the loss of $277 million annually

Elimination of 25% of states revenue from income taxes

Proposition 101Tax Relief

The Truth

Who is Supporting it?

Tom Tancredo

Dan Maes

And of course!

Douglas Bruce

What’s the CPFF doing? Funding Coloradans For Responsible

Government Donated $20,000 from EDF

Full website resources for our affiliates Flyers for our affiliates Mail all CPFF members Yard sign central point distributing

What we can doEducate! Educate! Educate!

Email your friends & family

Hand out flyers

Talk to fellow fire fighters

VOTE NO!!!!

Donate to the Donate to the campaigncampaign

Goal $8.00 per Goal $8.00 per membermember

Bottom Line

State & local governments will suffer a $4.2 billion dollar deficit

We will be the only state that prohibits bond & public finance

Cuts Colorado school funding slashed in half

Loss of at least 73,000 more jobs- 8,000 being teachers

Collapse of Colorado’s infrastructure & roads

WE CAN’T AFFORD THESE MEASURESWE CAN’T AFFORD THESE MEASURES

Fire Fighters BewareAny attack on the local tax structure affects fire fighters.

Municipalities have to shift priorities and because fire department budgets are a major part of any local budget they will be a big target.

Be prepared for attacks on pensions, staffing, wages, & healthcare contributions.

Elimination of bonds will deeply impact the ability to build new stations, remodel old stations, purchase new apparatus, or make much needed improvements to our departments.