by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 8, 2013 | Economy, Government & Policy
How do you feel about the idea of government forcing a private property owner to sell its property so it can be acquired by another private concern? In effect, that is the question before the community as the City of Fort Collins considers using the power of eminent...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 31, 2012 | Economy, Government & Policy
Your effective local and state tax rate for living in Colorado is 9.1 percent. The national average is 9.9 percent. Colorado has the 32nd highest tax rate, up nine slots in four years. The total state and local per capita tax amount paid by Coloradoans is $4,104. This...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 18, 2012 | Economy, Government & Policy
Is hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) safe? Will Northern Colorado run out of water in the next 20 years? Will Colorado have the money to properly educate tomorrow’s workers? These questions and others will be answered at the Northern Colorado...
by Fort Collins Chamber | May 14, 2012 | Economy, Government & Policy
As a student of history and economics, I’ve long believed that capitalism is a much more moral system of human exchange than socialism or communism. Capitalism causes mutually beneficial relations between people. In the process it honors individuals, their...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 11, 2012 | Economy, Government & Policy
Government serves important purposes, but for some things, like creating economic prosperity, for example, the free market is far superior. As the communist economic model imploded in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and China and India – the world’s...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Apr 9, 2012 | Economy, Government & Policy
Should City Council term limits be changed from 2 four-year terms (total of 8 years) to 3 four-year terms (total of 12 years)? That question is being floated by some City Council members, especially those who will be term limited out of office next April. The Council...
