Persuade Me
In response to a couple of off-line comments, I should point out that TABOR does not make it illegal to increase spending. It makes is illegal to increase taxes without coming to the people for approval. Yes, you can raise my taxes, but you have to persuade me that there's a good reason for it. Some people may take more persuading than others. I'm a harder case than most, I admit, but that's why we have elections and referendums. You don't like it? Go live in Zimbabwe. Or New York.
