Denver Post finally admits I was right! (okay not the Post, but some guy who reads the Post)
Let’s see, the Denver Post endorsed Amendment 23, which I campaigned against. It busted the state budget. The Post endorsed and worked double time for the RTD Fastracks 67% tax increase, which I campaigned against. Fastracks is so over-budget RTD needs to double the tax just to get close to what they promised. The Post endorsed and worked triple-sooper-dooper time to pass Referendum C (including a front-page editorial), which I campaigned against. My prediction that its cost would double came true within two years.
I’ve been waiting for the Post to admit they were wrong on any of these crushing failures of big government growth they advocated. I finally got it today! Well not from the Post but from a Post letter writer, but I’ll take what little I can get:
by on September 17, 2009Re: “RTD to rework forecast of costs,” Sept. 13 news story.
Credit where credit is due. I believe Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute was correct in asserting that FasTracks was a huge tax hike, and that it would not be built for the amount on the ballot. While light rail is a viable option in a perfect world, what a waste of time and resources — all that money spent by the bonding companies, law firms and construction companies to convince voters to build it. Now we have no money to build what the voters approved, and fighting between the various jurisdictions. Hindsight is 20/20, I suppose.
Dave Sprecace, Denver
Dave Sprecace, I have no idea who you are but thanks! Could you maybe talk to the Pest editorial board and ask them to just listen to me for ten minutes before blindly follow the Denver Chamber of Commerce and carry the water for the next tax increase.
