Nick Stark
Special guest
Nick is Director of the Task Force on Tax and Fiscal Policy at ALEC.
He previously served as a Policy Analyst with the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform. During that time, he contributed to several ALEC publications, including Unaccountable and Unaffordable, Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, State Bonded Obligations and State Tax Cut Roundup. He has also co-authored several guest columns for National Review.
A two-time Liberty University alum, Nick earned his Bachelor of Science in Government: Politics and Policy in 2019 and his Master of Arts in Public Policy in 2021. Prior to joining ALEC as a full-time staff member, Nick was an intern with the Task Force on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
Nick was born and raised in Southern Oregon and is now based in Northern Virginia.
Nick Stark has been a guest on 1 episode.
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The Latest Threat to the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
July 12th, 2023 | 9 mins 37 secs
alec, lars dalseide, nick stark, tabor, taxes
An upcoming ballot measure in Colorado would allow massive expansion in government spending and weaken the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), the nation’s strongest taxpayer protection. At the tail end of Colorado’s legislative session, Governor Jared Polis signed a property tax bill that now requires voter approval. If approved, TABOR would be gutted in exchange for a small short term cut to property taxes. Known as Proposition HH, this proposal tempts voters with the promise of property tax cuts, while its real purpose is to water-down TABOR’s revenue and spending limits.
Ben Murrey, Director of Fiscal Policy at the Independence Institute described the package as a “boondoggle of a property tax plan.” According to The Center Square, it would decrease TABOR refunds by 23%.
TABOR is the gold standard for tax and expenditure limits (TELs). Since its adoption by voters as a state constitutional amendment in 1992, it has helped to restrain the growth of government and returned billions of dollars to Colorado taxpayers.
The attacks on TABOR aren’t new. The property tax “cut” is only the latest gimmicky attempt to unleash the leviathan of big government on hard-working Coloradans.