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(D) Trisha Calvarese
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(D) River Gassen
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(R) John Fabbricatore
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July 08, 2014 08:18 AM UTC
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Bob's " phantom regulations " that are strangling the economic vitality of our state. IIRC this was a vague theme of his last gubernatorial campaign, and we all know how that went.
BWB, and his TV-ad partner there, have been, um, "manufacturing" the same stuff together ever since that first campaign . . .
. . . SOS . . . (and that's not an international distress signal).
The Post's lead paragraph contradicted the headline:
I thought, "Really, is he going to talk to Colorado consumers?"
Since the "regulations" implemented by state and local government tend to be for protecting consumers, our land, water, air, and the bottomline, our shared future, I'm not sure I understand why the captains of industry should hold such sway, since they are more focussed on next quarter's profits and how many stock options they can convince their boards to award them.
What will their recommendations be? Lower the minimum wage, lower the age limit for hiring cheap workers? Eliminate rules and regulations concerning dumping toxic waste on our land or water? Stop measuring air pollution? Lower the corporate tax rate? Raise the sales tax to replace the lost revenue?
Somehow, I don't think the real job creators will have any say on Beauprez "economic strategy", nor will they like the probable outcomes.
+100
It seems like Beauprez doesn't understand how regulations are promulgated. There is an administrative process, set forth in statute. Regulations are generally approved by bipartisan boards and commissions, or by executive agencies. There are public comment periods. The General Assembly staff also reviews the regulations to make sure they conform to the statutory authority of the agencies. The Governor does not have the authority to eliminate regulations and rules on his or her own.
Oh, I think he understands. Obfuscation is what he does best. Might as well go with your best skill.
I think he can obfuscate just fine without understanding diddly. Let's not give BWB too much credit . . .
Guys like the Elk Whisperer tend not to over think stuff…
I don't know how anyone can stand by Beauprez as he makes these absurd promises and not bust up laughing. The man is such a joke, and yet the media takes him seriously…
Good lord, Bob. Grow a brain. Your proposed tax policy, as already implemented in Kansas, will make it impossible to tell when we've crossed the border from Dump huckistan to the Land of Oz.
Uh…yeah. But not for the reasons you thought…
Michael, thank you for posting the article about Kansas. It is unbelievable that any Republican would still look to Arthur Laffer and his infamous "curve" as a viable policy model. Reagan, George W. Bush, Gov. Christie and now Gov. Brownback have all tried it and failed. You'd think Republican leaders would get the message this is a failed policy option.
Notice that when things were going well in the wake of former Dem Guv's policies he thanked God for favoring his state. Any word on where he thinks God stands on his own policies now that Kansas is in the toilet?