Those of you who have been out of town all week may want to know that the Denver business community sold its honor and set itself up for future extortion by paying $3 million to get four poison pills off the ballot.
Every crook in the state will be looking at putting something on the ballot in 2010 so that they can extort a million dollars or so from those who would be affected. It is really hard to triple one's money in six months these days, but that is exactly what the unions did.
One wonders if the labor organizations considered the tax implications for this deal. No one can claim that the $3 million was a completely voluntary payment to a non profit. It looks like a very taxable exchange of things of value from this corner. The profit would be short term, payable at the highest rate.
Face the State is reporting that Representative Amy Stephens and Senator Mike Kopp will be putting legislation on the ballot that will put an end to this kind of thing.
It is no secret that I plan to get something on the ballot in 2010. I was tempted to wonder publicly what the media and the lawyers would pay to keep it off the ballot, but such ill-advised humor would be used against me.
I've been writing letters of late. My bet is that my name, my intentions, and my justification for change is well known at the legislative council, the several major papers, Denver University, and elsewhere. On the off chance that anyone is taking what I have written seriously and is looking for a way to head me off, let me state flatly that you don't have enough money and can't lay your hands on enough money.
I'd be disappointed if the Amy Stephens - Mike Kopp effort failed to pass.
Added: The Rocky Mountain News disagrees in an irresponsible editorial.
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