TABOR Rejected in Maine and Washington
Statement by Iris Lav
“[The] votes in Maine and Washington show clearly that TABOR’s crippling and arbitrary spending limits remain unpopular around the country. Anti-government groups have made serious efforts to enact TABORs in 20 states since 2004 — and they have failed every time.”
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Analyses
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Podcast: Maine and Washington Reject TABOR
November 5, 2009
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Statement: Iris Lav, Senior Advisor, on Defeat of “TABOR” Initiatives In Maine and Washington
November 4, 2009
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TABOR Has Hampered Economic Growth and Reduced Quality of Life in Colorado
October 19, 2009
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I-1033's Problematic Measure of Inflation
October 15, 2009
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A Formula for Decline: Lessons from Colorado for States Considering TABOR
Updated October 9, 2009
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Background
TABOR is a state tax and expenditure limit that includes the following elements: it is a constitutional amendment; it restricts revenue or expenditure growth to the sum of inflation plus population change; and it requires voter approval to override the revenue or spending limits. In Colorado, where the so-called “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” or TABOR was adopted in 1992, public services have deteriorated significantly.
