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TABOR (spending cap)

•  MNEA strongly opposes the spending limitation known as TABOR, Taxpayers Bill of Rights.

•  TABOR limits spending increases to CPI plus population growth (3%/year), while the real needs for public service grow in proportion to the overall economy (5%/year).

•  TABOR is a proven failure in Colorado, where voters suspended the measure for five years due to TABOR's harmful effects on education and other services.

•  TABOR would force further cuts in K–12 and higher education and healthcare.

•  TABOR petition supporters will be back in 2007, trying to get it on the 2008 ballot.

Further Discussion

•  What is the best investment the state can make to promote economic development, better jobs and higher personal incomes in Missouri?

•  How will TABOR affect Missouri's quality of life and economic success in the future?

•  How will TABOR affect parents and students?

We're fighting for them!

•  Missouri NEA promotes a proactive agenda that strengthens public education and public educators for the benefit of Missouri's children.

•  MNEA also continues to lead the fight to defeat the many harmful proposals pushed by out-of-state extremist groups and other opponents of public education.