Colorado Joins Other Blue States On California’s Risky Fiscal Road

By John Mac Ghlionn | Commentary, New York Post

Colorado used to be the West’s answer to California — all the mountains, none of the madness. Pro-growth, lightly regulated, and magnetically attractive to the kind of ambitious people California was slowly driving out.

That equilibrium is gone.

The strivers arrived from the Golden State, shifted the politics leftward, and brought the policy preferences that made them leave in the first place. The results are arriving on schedule.

Population growth has slowed. The labor force has contracted. Denver now trails Midwestern peers in economic momentum.

Housing costs have climbed to coastal absurdity, with typical homes demanding more than six times median income.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT NEW YORK POST

Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the constitutional right of the author to express those opinions.