"I’ve totaled up the yearly tax sting various governments are asking you to take this election year. The results are not pretty. Here they are.
Bill Ritter’s tax on oil and gas: $321, 000,000.00 per year
State sales tax increase: $186,000,000.00 per year
District 51 Mesa County Schools: $25,000,000 per year
City of Grand Junction: (at least) $ 5, 129,091 per year
That’s a total of $537,129,091.00 per year in new and additional taxes.
Will the people of Colorado write the check?"