Polis Breaks With Democrats Over $2.7 Billion Progressive Tax Hike

By Sherrie Peif | Complete Colorado

DENVER – The growing division among Colorado Democrats just got wider, with the party’s top elected official urging a no vote on a progressive income tax initiative backed by the state party, and a yes vote on another tax initiative progressives heavily oppose.

On his Facebook page recently, Gov. Jared Polis gave his recommendations for many of the questions on this year’s lengthy November ballot. His recommendations for Amendment 87 and Proposition 136, however, were in stark opposition to that of most of his fellow Democrats.

On Amendment 87, the graduated tax question, Polis urged a no vote:

“This is a $2.7 billion dollar tax increase (more than all the other tax increases on the ballot combined) and a HUGE blank check to politicians,” he said. “This tax hike would make us the 9th highest tax state in the country and would cripple our economy and reduce jobs and for workers. Most of the new taxes would fall on small and mid-size businesses, not the wealthy, Vote NO.”

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