TABOR a failure in Colorado

Referencing them for the second time today, Think Progress has a post about just how bad the so-called "Taxpayers Bill of Rights" or TABOR has been for the state of Colorado. Republicans in the state legislature are proposing that Wisconsin adopt this policy.

Restrictions on the state budget have produced these great accomplishments:

- Colorado ranks 47th in K-12 education funding as a share of state income.

- Colorado ranks 50th in the nation in on-time immunization rates.

- The share of low-income individuals enrolled in Medicaid is lower than in all but five other states.

- Colorado has eliminated its affordable housing loans and grants program.

- Due to underfunding, court hearings that are required by statute to occur within two days of a filing routinely take 30 days.

Sounds great. What are we waiting for Wisconsin?