Lawmakers want a “vacant homes” tax to fund affordable housing. Here’s how definitions creep, bureaucracy grows, and taxpayers get stuck.
Category - The Fee-Industrial Complex
Taxes were just the opening act – now it’s fees, assessments, bonds, levies, surcharges, and “temporary” charges that live forever. We track the schemes, the waste, the overruns, and the budget math that always ends with government needing more of your money. Again.
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Colorado’s “Buyer’s Market” Is Mostly a Renter Trap
The Colorado Sun reports realtors calling it a buyer’s market — but buying can cost roughly 100% more than renting. Condo/townhome deals are getting kneecapped by soaring HOA fees tied to insurance and maintenance.
Contaminated Fuel in Colorado: $550… If You Waive Future Claims
FOX31 reports drivers hit by contaminated gas (diesel mixed into gasoline) at 21+ stations are getting settlement offers—like $550—if they sign away future claims. Meanwhile: 400+ complaints, cars still down, and the...
