Colorado Unfiltered

@AnnonTimesTwo Hey that’s me lol. I promise I’m not always that angry 😂

I respect this response, especially acknowledging it requires a full structural redesign. That’s the honest part most candidates avoid. I am very familiar with Independence Institutes comparison of yours and Polis plans. I’ll admit I’ve used some of your plan into my own framework o am working on with some minor tweaks. Where I think we need to get more precise is what that redesign actually means in practice. The Independence Institute’s analysis shows your framework gets close… but still leaves roughly $1.5–$1.8B unaccounted for depending on assumptions. That gap doesn’t stay theoretical, it lands somewhere real: • Programs • Services • Or replacement revenue Same with “cutting waste” and “weeding out corruption.” Even in the modeling, that only offsets part of the gap, not the majority. On fees, this is where the conversation really matters: Colorado’s fee structure is massive, but only a small portion (~$1B–$2B) is realistically adjustable without impacting enterprise funds, federal pass-throughs, or dedicated systems. So the real questions become: • What specific spending categories take the reduction? • What portion of fees are actually being converted or eliminated? • What safeguards exist if projected growth doesn’t materialize? I agree with the goal, especially reducing income tax and regulatory burden. If we’re going to get this right, this is the level of specificity voters deserve.

Totally agree - lots of detail to pin down! Here's a deeper dive on it, but things have changed a bit so it needs some tweaking. And yes, it would absolutely require a structural redesign of govt, and weeding out corruption would drive a lot of the change. I'm an entrepreneur, a CEO, a fixer...this is what I love to do. i2i.org/wp-content/upl…

Everyone running for office keeps talking about “fixing the budget.” But no one is explaining what’s actually in it. Why? Because once you get past the headlines, things get uncomfortable: • Money moved out of disability funds • Fees and fund shifts changing TABOR outcomes • Cuts spread across dozens of small programs This isn’t a Republican issue or a Democrat issue. It’s a transparency issue. If you’re running for office and can’t explain this clearly, why should anyone trust you to manage it? #coloradonews #copolitics

@mfran118 You’ll have to excuse me if I doubt the legitimacy of this being the most intelligent post you’ve ever read about Colorado lol. There are far smarter people on this app than me when it comes to things like this

@COUnfiltered This is the most intelligent post I've ever read, about colorado. "Whats actually in it" the budget...

@LogicFarmer Certain people are yes, but not enough to change the trajectory that this state is on

@COUnfiltered The people are noticing a lot of things...

Colorado didn’t “balance” the budget. They rearranged it. They cut quietly, shifted money around, and pushed the cost onto you through fees and tuition. Here’s what they don’t want you to notice 👇 #copolitics #coloradonews

@CivicSparks It’s blind loyalty to a party or a party candidate. This is nothing new. People forgot long ago that politicians and employees of the voters. It feels more of the opposite now and will only continue to get worse until voters change their ways.

If you ask a candidate questions they don’t want to answer it’s -Harassment -You are a Democrat -You don’t have trust -You don’t have faith -You are rigging the election for a non existent party -You work for someone who you in fact don’t work for

Heidi, I actually agree with a good portion of this, especially on transparency around fees and phasing out income tax responsibly. Where I think we need to tighten the conversation is on the numbers and definitions. Colorado’s “fee” total gets cited at ~$20B+ depending on classification, but most of that is tied up in enterprise funds, federal pass-throughs, and dedicated programs, not discretionary revenue you can just flip into the general fund or eliminate without breaking core systems. If we’re talking about ~$1B–$2B in policy-driven or TABOR-exempt fees, that’s a much more realistic discussion, but it also changes the scale of what’s actually replaceable. Same with the 40% reduction target. That’s not a trim, that’s a structural redesign of government. Medicaid, K-12 obligations, and public safety aren’t flexible at that level, so the question becomes: where specifically do those cuts land? I think the goal of reducing income tax is worth debating seriously. My approach has been tying it to measurable benchmarks so we’re not relying on projected growth to backfill gaps; we’re proving it in real time. If we’re going to have this conversation, let’s get precise on: • What portion of fees we’re actually talking about • What gets cut vs. what gets restructured • What revenue replaces it, and when That’s how we make this credible to voters.

I can explain it. I did — in 2022. Here's exactly how to fix Colorado's budget and get to zero income tax: 🔹 Cut the size of government 10% every year for 4 years. That's a 40% reduction. Jared Polis grew government by 20%+ and added nearly 4,000 new employees. We should reverse that — immediately. 🔹 Freeze ALL government hiring on Day 1. 🔹 Move Polis's hidden fees to actual taxes and put them on the ballot. Voters decide — approve them and the revenue goes to the general fund, reject them and they're gone. Either way, the people choose. That's ~$1 billion right there. 🔹 Eliminate special interest tax exemptions. Politicians protect these. We must not. 🔹 Cut fraud and waste — targeting 5% of the budget. Another ~$1 billion. 🔹 Attract new businesses by becoming a zero income tax state. The 5 top-performing state economies in America have zero income tax. We modeled $2–3 billion in new revenue from economic growth alone. 🔹 Phase out the income tax ~1% per year over my first term. Not overnight — responsibly. The Independence Institute ran the numbers independently and said the plan was feasible — that my "main obstacle was not an inadequate plan but politicians and other interests who wanted to keep growing government." That's the answer. It's not comfortable. It requires actually shrinking government. Tough cuts. But the numbers work — if you have the guts to do it.

Why not simply ignore those individuals? If you can’t handle it from a small group of people know, how are we to believe you’ll be able to handle it if you’re employed by the 6 million people who live in this state? I could understand blocking them if there were threats or harassment, but I didn’t see any of that from some of the individuals you have blocked. Seems like you are only interested in hearing from the people who agree with you and your platform. Invite still stands to come on. I’ve got quite a few delegates who follow me across all socials. With your signatures not being verified yet, you’d better shoot for that 30% on Saturday just to be safe. As you can tell from the last 3 questions you didn’t really answer, I’m not out to attack you as an individual, I’m only looking to give you a chance to explain your platform and “policies”.

Yes, people will get blocked from this account if they repeatedly demand personal calls and then throw a tantrum when the answer is no. That kind of behavior isn’t productive, We’re focused on solutions, not entitlement or attention-seeking. Not sure what world that works in, but it’s not ours. Tina will be free day 1 praying it’s sooner.

@concernedforco It’s nice to dream sometimes 😂

@COUnfiltered I agree. Look at how divided we’ve become. It just makes me sad. So I think of things that will never happen. Lol.

A good friend of mine just had an amazing thought. Abolish political parties all together. Can you imagine a Congress that actually had to deliver on campaign promises in order to get reelected? That actually had to represent the people that elected them? What a different world we would live in.

@concernedforco I don’t disagree with the premise at all. Abolishing political parties would be the single greatest thing we could do as a nation

@COUnfiltered Right. Again, not saying it’s doable. Just saying it would be a better world.

@concernedforco Then you’re just asking politicians to run on being honest and that’s more unrealistic than a candidate promising to do anything

@COUnfiltered Correct. I didn’t mean a guarantee, I was thinking more along the lines of setting a realistic goal and making them actually work toward that goal for reelection.

@concernedforco That’s the problem, nothing in the government can be an attainable guarantee.

@COUnfiltered Or just make their promises actually attainable.

@DeepNotShallow Or it could be, and hear me out in this, it could be because he’s a terrible pick for a candidate who has no real policy postion. If he was running as a Democrat on the same platform would you want him as the party choice?

If Victor Marx doesn't win the Colorado GOP nomination for Governor, it's because the party rigged it against him. He should run as a 3rd party in November if that happens. Scott Bottoms as a 4th party.

They didn’t “cut” disability programs in Colorado. They moved $21,000,000 out of them. That money was sitting in the Disability Support Fund meant for services, grants, and support for people who actually need it. Instead, it got transferred into the General Fund. Which means it can now be used for… anything. Let me translate that: They didn’t solve the budget. They pulled money from a vulnerable group to balance the books. And because it’s a “transfer,” not a “cut,” most people will never hear about it. This is exactly why transparency matters. If you support accountability, share this. #coloradonews #copolitics #co2026

@CivicSparks @victormarx @rx7srus I think you already know the answer to that question. We all know where there money is going on Sunday when he doesn’t get enough delegate votes

@victormarx @rx7srus If you don’t win, will you pledge to transfer your campaign funds to the Co GOP or local strong conservative State level campaigns or will you be transferring the money to your own non-profit?



Reducing reserves isn’t unusual, states do it when budgets get tight. But it does matter. That money is supposed to be the cushion. When it’s used to balance the budget, it increases pressure on future budgets to rebuild it. So the question isn’t just if it gets replaced, it’s when, and under what conditions.

@COUnfiltered Aren't they also "temporarily" reducing reserves by 2%? What are the odds that money ever gets replaced?

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@JediKeri @TRONSHOW @victormarx Those aren’t policy they are on his page. It’s intent and statute stacking. Honestly alot of the statute posted on there already does what he’s claiming it’s going to do.

@TRONSHOW @victormarx Check out his website for his policies. victor2026.com

She’s got my heart and that only makes me more dangerous. The way she loves me sharpens my edge, strengthens my resolve, and calls me to rise as the man I was built to be.

@SnowFudd Maybe because people drive like assholes in this state? I25 is the fucking Daytona 500. I’ll admit I speed down I25 but fuck some of yall are doing 100+. You deserve a ticket if you’re dumb enough to drive that fast

@COUnfiltered they were out in force this weekend giving out traffic tivkets