Column | Lewis: We’ve been robbed — Part 2: We need fairness

Column | Lewis: We’ve been robbed — Part 2: We need fairness

Just as we are beginning to understand how the government shell game of tax allocation works, the legislature is floating another idea: eliminate TABOR refunds and use that money “for schools.” One could argue that this idea sounds noble. Who doesn’t want better pay for teachers or more resources for students? As I said last week, however, spiraling property tax growth should have given schools a dramatic increase in funding. My question — if sc…