“The committee hosting the Democratic National Convention has used the city's gas pumps to fill up and apparently avoided paying state and federal fuel taxes. . . . Downs said the contract with the host committee started in March and that $9,700 in fuel and services had been purchased from the city so far."The hypocrisy is amazing. Democrats, who are constantly calling for more taxes even in this time of high gasoline prices appear to have received thousands of dollars in tax-free gasoline while in Denver preparing for the August Democrat Convention, according to the Rocky Mountain News.
When the story got out, there were angry reactions from those in Denver government as well as nationwide. The Internal Revenue Service said non-profits were not exempt from paying state and federal taxes but they would not comment further to the press.
The RMN reported:
Dick Wadhams, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, said the city's arrangement with the DNC host committee was "appalling."I am sure conservative bloggers in Colorado will be watching as preparations continue for the quickly-approaching Democrat Convention.
"I'm hoping this is not the first of many stories about how Colorado taxpayers are apparently subsidizing the Democratic convention," Wadhams said.
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