DISQUS

Allen · 1 year ago

The Money Is His What Bruce does with his money is his choice.  It's incorrect to claim that say that the Colorado taxpayers donates to Active Citizens Together.  The taxpayers pay Bruce's salary.  That he donates all of it to ACT  means that Bruce donates all of his salary to ACT. It does not mean that the taxpayers are giving to ACT.

Cara DeGette · 1 year ago

That is correct The taxpayers pay the salary, and the lawmaker donates the salary to his organization, which is devoted to dismantling the government.

That's an indirect donation, which is noted the story.

It's his choice who he gives his money to.

And it's ironic.

Wendy Norris · 1 year ago

is Active Citizens Together tax-exempt? Is Bruce taking a charitable tax deduction for his donated government salary?

If so, he's not only working to dismantle government with a public wage but he's getting a tax break for it too.

Truthteller · 1 year ago

Just out of curiosity.... ...are you claiming or intimating that his activities are illegal?

Wendy Norris · 1 year ago

not illegal, perhaps unethical and hypocritical If the organization is a valid charity, Bruce is legally entitled to a tax deduction.

However, if Bruce is donating his wages to his own tax-exempt organization formed for the purpose of advancing his personal ideology and political career (and thus a long drink at the publicly-financed trough), it raises serious concerns about the circular hypocrisy of his anti-tax and anti-government positions by which he is personally and professionally  benefiting.

Truthteller · 1 year ago

So why aren't you out there... .....doing a lengthy expose for something like the Denver Post?

Wendy Norris · 1 year ago

Huh? I don't understand what you're asking.

I don't work for The Post. Why would I write something for them when Colorado Confidential is perfectly suited to raise this angle, as Cara did in her story here?

Truthteller · 1 year ago

I mean that if this is so shockingly bad, then a good journalist would be trumpeting the story from every possible angle, in every possible medium.  I know you don't work for the Post....I said "like the Denver Post," meaning (sorry I wasn't clearer) that you (or someone) should be working to get such an important story much wider circulation than merely here on a relatively minor political blogsite.

edtheump · 1 year ago

Bruce's downfall It's just a matter of time before Bruce, "lord of the idiots" self-destructs in the legislature.  It will be fun to watch him self-immolate.  It will happen sooner than later, you can bet.

bmenezes · 1 year ago

Given that the mainstream media already picks up Colorado Confidential's reporting...

...it wouldn't be surprising to see it follow this story too, probably with a nod to Colorado Confidential, as it has given in the past on occasion. It also wouldn't be surprising to see the mainstream media ignore the story as well, given that none of the three major newspapers that reported on Bruce's donation of salary and per diem to "charity" told the full story of who the charity actually is.

On another matter, if this is such a "relatively minor political blogsite" then why do you spend so much time commenting here?

Truthteller · 1 year ago

On another matter why do you seem to feel it necessary to attack me personally?  I was asking a legitimate question about what she said was a very important story.  What is your problem?

albionhaus · 1 year ago

more to unearth? Cara,

Has the Dougster being of sound legal mind has found a way to avoid paying taxes, get tax credit for donating his "hard earned" salary and then somehow continue to reap the benefit for himself and fellow neocons?  I am not free to dig deeper, but is there a means to obtain a record of what his "organization" spends their money on? Has our fair city's premier slumlord found another way to rob the system for his benefit?  Please continue to dig, please let me lend you my shovel. Thanks for keeping him special.