Dear Colorado taxpayers,

The endless crusade at the Capitol for ways to grow government and spend your tax dollars marches forward. On March 17, the State Senate approved SB228, a bill that has a singular purpose—unchecked growth of government spending.

This comes at a time when the General Assembly has to trim nearly $1 billion from the state budget. In these difficult economic times, families and businesses are being forced to tighten their belts to make ends meet-and our state government should too. Yet politicians are now using our state and nation’s economic challenges as an excuse to do away with spending restraints and spend more of your tax dollars.

We must work together to stop this bill so that the state’s current budget shortfall cannot be used as an excuse to increase government spending and weaken limits on the growth of government.  Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state’s economy and our quality of life. The time is now to make a stand. There can be no compromise when it comes to the endless growth of our state government.

We have to put Taxpayers First!

Sincerely,

Walker Stapleton