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2016 Postmortem

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3. It Was High Taxes

Thu Nov 17, 2016, 02:42 PM

Nov 2016

We would have been the highest taxed state in the country.

Businesses would have bolted, small businesses would have closed.

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Why Was Sanders ColoradoCare Rejected 80/20 [View all] otohara Nov 2016 OP

Crickets otohara Nov 2016 #1

Why did Russ Feingold lose by a larger margin than Hillary? LisaM Nov 2016 #2

It Was High Taxes otohara Nov 2016 #3

Senators don't set state taxes, though. LisaM Nov 2016 #5

The bill was a poor one with too many problems randr Nov 2016 #4

Same Problems with Vermont's Version? otohara Nov 2016 #6

Nope It Was The Cost otohara Nov 2016 #8

Well Somebody Was All For It otohara Nov 2016 #10

Because economic progressivism doesn't have mindshare. andym Nov 2016 #11

Outstanding analysis SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #13

That was another handwavium. politicat Nov 2016 #16

Thanks! n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #17

Because it was way too expensive. kentuck Nov 2016 #14

I voted yes on ColoradoCare knowing it was a flawed bill. kstewart33 Nov 2016 #15