Quote of the Day — Mark Twain
May 17, 2021
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed. — Mark Twain
1835–1910
View All Quotes by Mark Twain →Mark Twain
1835–1910
Mark Twain (1835-1910), born Samuel Clemens, stands as America’s greatest humorist and one of literature’s most influential writers. His novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” captured the American character through unforgettable stories of boyhood, adventure, and moral growth. Twain’s genius lay in his ability to combine hilarious humor with serious moral commentary, creating works that entertained readers while exploring questions of conscience, freedom, and human dignity. His experience as a riverboat pilot, prospector, and journalist provided authentic material for his literary work. Twain’s wit was legendary—his quips and observations have become part of American popular…
View All Quotes by Mark Twain →From the Show
Mark Twain’s observation on media reliability opened the May 17, 2021 broadcast, setting the stage for Ben Murrey to detail how SB 260 creates regressive gas fees while HB 21-1311 uses federal decoupling to increase state revenue without voter approval. Patti Kurgan provided historical analysis showing that reinstating SB 97-1 would generate more transportation revenue than SB 260’s new fees without raising taxes.
From the Same Day
May 17, 2021
Word of the Day
Decoupling
In tax policy, the practice by which a state chooses to reject or diverge from federal tax provisions that would…
Explore Word →Today’s Episode
Colorado’s Transportation and Tax Bills Circumvent Voter Approval
Patti Kurgan and Ben Murrey expose how SB 260 and HB 21-1311 bypass TABOR through fees and decoupling. May 17, 2021.
Listen →