“It was abundantly clear that the Democrats were not going to stop until they figured out how they were going to tax somebody for something”–State Senator Ray Scott.
Hare said the decision to not go back further years was bittersweet, he said in one way it’s better for Weld County taxpayers not to have to pay any more in back taxes and penalties, but on the other hand, Hare said, it means some past commissioners who also took advantage of the practice got away with it.
“If the IRS sides with me in finding the county was errant or negligent on this issue, I will be calling for the resignation of Bruce Barker and Don Warden,” the news release said. “When on the County Council, both came before us and adamantly argued their position. — Jeff Hare, Weld County resident, CPA and former County Council member.
“It is clear this is being deemed as compensation otherwise they would not have justification for giving this benefit to the commissioners and not the rest of the employees in the county,” Hare said.
A crackdown in the name of climate change can soon expand “to a whole host of issues,” warns the Mountain States Legal Foundation. “What issue will some other attorney general decide is an abuse of your First Amendment rights that needs to be punished or restrained?”
