The Taxman: Recent Episodes
Colorado Public Radio
You've heard about TABOR — the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Well this is the strange and sometimes unbelievable story of how a man named Douglas Bruce convinced voters to pass it and what it has meant for the state.
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.
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.
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.
The story of Colorado's most famous freedom fighter, Douglas Bruce, like you’ve never heard it before.