"People First - Government Second"



"CHANGE" the right things!

Watch the Debate between Robert J. "Bob" Lane and Joyce Foster by clicking here.

Read the article on accusations of Bigotry during the debates at Face The State here.

 

To send a strong Colorado message to Washington in this time of financial crisis The State of Colorado should immediately eliminate the 4.68% income tax that is being levied against the federally taxable portion of capital gain and qualified dividend income.   

Eliminate targeted enterprise zones and expand these incentives to every part of the state including all of district 35.   

Eliminate Colorado income taxes on the net earnings of all business owners, be they incorporated or not, with net business earnings below $161,000. This change will be retro-active on the 2008 tax year and in all future years.   

Business property taxes should be totally waived for all start-up businesses for three years.   

The state of Colorado should begin to fully fund the tuiton and other costs for Kindergarten through College for all students who meet a set of continuing academic standards.  This benefit will be available to all students on a merit basis regardless of race, color, creed, or family economic situation.   

We could take a big step towards solving the health insurance crisis by converting health insurance back into the competitive business it should be within our state.  The Life insurance industry has grown rapidly without federal government regulation or interference and it produces ever greater values for the consumer.  This should be the model for fixing the healthcare mess.   

Colorado's children are an asset and not a liability!  Colorado's working families deserve a break!   

To immediately improve the day-to-day lives of the residents of district 35, as well as, dramatically reduce energy usage and "greenhouse" emissions statewide, I will introduce "anti-rush-hour" and "anti-congestion" legislation.   

I would like to do everything I can to eliminate the regulatory barriers that are preventing Nuclear power generation from coming back to Colorado.   

It is vital to Colorado’s energy future (as well as all of the USA) to sponsor the creation of a more efficient and environmentally friendly industrial process for oil shale extraction.   

It has been brought to my attention that the extremely litigious environment created by the trial attorneys in Colorado has forced our best and brightest Law Enforcement Officers to curtail their crime suppression activities, both on and off duty, for fear of Legal retribution.   

A special issue important to many district 35 residents is the status of current and proposed homeowner association (HOA) rules and regulations.   

A suggestion for helping the I-70 bottleneck problem would be to propose a greater utilization of our historic railroads.   

Ladies and gentlemen this is my contract with “YOU THE PEOPLE.”  Expert committees are being developed to back up each of these overall platform ideas with specific implementation details.

 

As your "sitting" senator I would deal with each other issue presented to me in the General Assembly in the same common sense manner that I developed the above platform suggestions.  I would always negotiate to create the maximum benefits for district 35 and Colorado as a whole.

 

Sincerely,

 

Robert J. "BOB" Lane

 

Working together we can "CHANGE" the right things!