Free Market in Blue Colorado? Democratic Gov Jared Polis Argues for Economic Freedom

Colorado Governor Jared Polis isn't like most Democrats.

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Polis used to run businesses.

He sold his online flower company and a greeting card company for more than a billion dollars.

Maybe that’s why Polis understands how an economy works.

For example, he signed a law that lets kids in Colorado run lemonade stands without government interference.

“Every entrepreneur started somewhere,” Polis says.

He fights for economic freedom in many other ways:

[intellectualiconoclasm]

Now ask him about inalienable rights like Speech or Ownership of Arms.

[krishisel]

I love in Commierado, Polis is decidedly not libertarian. He destroyed gas and oil industry in Western Colorado and his gun policies are tyrannical.

[jasonjohnson]

I don't trust politicians... ever. Not this one either.

[kawasukiyamahonda]

"The govt does a lot of stuff that isn't necessary" - Jared Polis

The same Jared Polis that just signed off on a 3 day waiting period to purchase a firearm plus additional useless, unconstitutional gun control, because like he said...the government does a lot of stuff that isn't necessary.

[LexGrossmansDog]

He will only be remembered for four things. Abortion up to birth, homelessness, anti-2A, and drug legalization creates immense challenges the government cant fix. Colorado is now 5 years from California.

[pmvanwyhe]

He tries to eliminate or circumvent TABOR every chance he gets then takes credit for it when the law forces him to return some of the tax payers money. He's two-faced at best.

[Rejoice]

That's what some of us call a "bait, and switch" kind of guy... "Less gov involvment" in smaller matters, but in the big one? Heavy handed restrictions, and flaky liberal/left ideology....

[ThomasHarrison-ul]

People’s Republic of Colorado, the state that will not allow you to collect rainwater on your property.

[jrexchandler]

"Less authoritarian" isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. And ask him about guns.

[ledzeppelin]

Can't be a Libertarian by restricting the Second Amendment!

[SofaaKing]

HIS PARENTS owned those businesses and he profited. He went to private schools in California and DOES NOT BELONG IN COLORADO. He may have fooled Stossel, but he doesnt fool me.

[kevindowell]

As a Colorado native, the last decade of leadership at Denver city level and governor level has failed. This is the worst I have ever seen our cost of living, roads condition, homelessness, graffiti, property crime, traffic law enforcement and I don’t want to go down the rabbit hole of using Social issues to push an agenda that at its core destroys a healthy functional society. The only thing keeping me here instead of moving to a state with less democratic leadership is family ties familial responsibility

[justinsane]

He's the worst Governor Colorado's ever had

[smking]

Polis is not a libertarian. He is a Democrat libertine. He still wants to control your life, but he wants you to be high so you don't care. BTW, weren't those corner drug dealers also entrepreneurs?

[davidlemon]

Im in Colorado. Polis pretends to be libertarian, but really is not. And the local media here protects him. He appoints total authoritaians to boards that regulate the shit out of everything on his behalf, while he gets to keep his hands clean. Just this year, plastic bags now have a $0.10 per bag fee, and they also make you pay sales tax on top of the bags. This is just one example of the unbearable this Jared Polis inflicts on us. He is not a live and let live guy.

[rcud]

Polis pushes very liberal policies on the people of Colorado regularly and is working to restrict fossil fuels until they can ban them altogether. Colorado is following down the road that California is on.

[yoginitonya]

If he believed in economic freedom then he wouldn’t have said we couldn’t operate our business and put up a Orwellian informant hotline so people could turn in their neighbors.

[TheRiverPirate]

The Governor Polis here doesn't come off as freedom loving as he is being portayed. Wolf in sheep's clothing.

[onieyoh]

The tax that truly needs to be abolished is property tax. There's literally no way to morally, ethically, or constitutionally justify such a heinous abuse of a persons human rights as to claim all their property is nothing more than being rented from the state.

[jeffdittrich]

Bull. He is pro gun control. That is not pro liberty.