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April 29, 2011 12:18 PM
Douglas Bruce, author of Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), has been arrested for tax evasion. The indictment alleges that Bruce filed a false Colorado personal income tax return for 2005 and failed to file returns for 2006 and 2007 even though he had earnings during those years from his job as an El Paso county commissioner and had thousands of dollars of interest income.
The most serious charge could land Bruce in prison for up to six years and cost him fines up to $500,000.
TABOR has been widely documented as gutting Colorado’s ability to adequately fund public services.