Amazon.com Vs. Colorado
I received the following email this morning:
Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to inform you that the Colorado government recently enacted a law to impose sales tax regulations on online retailers. The regulations are burdensome and no other state has similar rules. The new regulations do not require online [...]
Regulating Medical Marijuana
For some odd reason, people have more fear of Marijuana being used recreationally than they do other prescription drugs. I just don’t see it being any more of an epidemic.
Nanny State: Colorado Cities Decide How To Handle Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Pueblo Chieftain had an article this morning briefly explaining how Colorado communities are handling medicinal Marijuana dispensaries. Here’s a hint: they aren’t inclined to treat them legal!
Honestly, I’m not sure what to make of this. Is it a case of “old habits dying hard?” Has the propaganda of the last several decades been so [...]
About 1,000 Colorado Jobs Credited To Stimulus So Far
So, if original claims were correct, I guess we can expect 58,000 jobs to be created or saved within the next year and a half.
What, you say it’s hard to gauge when jobs are “saved?” No matter, that makes it easier to take credit!
Links:
About 1,000 jobs in Colorado are linked to federal stimulus (Denver [...]
Your Stimulus Money At Work: Bike Lanes? Really?
Of all the things that could be done with the stimulus money Colorado has received, Denver has opted to devote $250,000 to adding and fixing bike lanes.
Now, I’m all for staying healthy and cutting down on polution (by personal choice, not some government mandate), but this feels a little frivilous to me. How long will [...]
Cap-And-Trade: How Your Representative Voted
As I’m sure you know by now, Cap-and-TaxTrade narrowly passed in the House of Representatives last Friday. In case you’re curious,here’s how the vote panned out with Colorado Representatives:
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] – yes
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2] – yes
Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3] – no
Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] – yes
Rep. Doug Lamborn [...]
City of Boulder To (Possibly) Pay Other Citizens’ Rent
Well, if I had to put money on a Colorado city to embrace socialism first…
The gist if this story from channel 7 in Denver is that a mobile home park in Boulder has raised rent by $75 a month, which is hurting the ability of those with a fixed income to remain there.
Now, I support [...]
Colorado Gets A $1 Billion Piece Of The Pie
Seriously, who didn’t expect this?
Budget Cuts: The State Gets Desperate
Education takes one for the team!
Colorado To Get 59,000 Busy-Work Positions
Say it with me: INFRASTRUCTURE!
