The Taxman

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Sinopsis

In 1992, Colorado voters took away politicians' ability to raise taxes. This is the strange and sometimes unbelievable story of how a man named Douglas Bruce convinced them to do that -- and what's happened since. Reported and hosted by Rachel Estabrook, Ben Markus and Nathaniel Minor from Colorado Public Radio News.

Episodios

  • Episode 3: Douglas Bruce’s New Battle

    13/11/2017 Duración: 33min

    Douglas Bruce defends TABOR from attacks, and tries to defend himself from what he sees as retribution. Meanwhile, politicians who don’t like what TABOR’s done to Colorado attempt to get around the law.

  • Episode 2: The State Strikes Back

    13/11/2017 Duración: 37min

    Douglas Bruce was riding high after TABOR’s big win in 1992. But the afterglow didn’t last long. And when the economy fell off a cliff, the political establishment mounted a massive attack on TABOR.

  • Episode 1: How Douglas Bruce Won

    13/11/2017 Duración: 37min

    Douglas Bruce was an ex-lawyer with a love for the U.S. Constitution when he moved to Colorado in 1986. He earned a reputation as a rabble rouser and was seen as little more than that. Then he won, and changed everything.

  • Coming Soon: The Taxman

    08/11/2017 Duración: 01min

    The story of Colorado's most famous freedom fighter, Douglas Bruce, like you’ve never heard it before.