Citizens for NO New Debt.

04/03/2026

We support Truth in Accounting, they do excellent work tracking government debt.

Money obligated for social security and medicare is not considered long-term debt according to our Federal government. In the real world, this would be completely fraudulent.

We, all of us, we need to proactively work to defeat new government debt. Superman is not on the way, it's up to us!

Please visit our website:
CitizensForNoNewDebt.org

04/02/2026

In Denver we’re now paying an additional $200-400 per year to pay for the new debt the Politicians created in November 2025.

The cost to a property owner for Denver’s general obligation bond debt is approximately $200 per year for a $500,000 home. The calculation for this is: $500,000 property value x 6% approximate assessment rate = $30,000 assessed value x 0.0065% = $195 per year.

People who rent pay property tax when they make the rent payment. Rent costs are going up $200 per year because of the new debt from Mayor Johnston and Denver City Council.

1. The order of events in the calculation of an annual residential real estate property tax bill:
a. The county assessor calculates an “estimated actual (market) value” every 2 years.
b. The state legislature sets an assessment rate, which is applied to the actual value.
c. The multiple individual mill levies are set by the various taxing authorities that exist where the property is located. A mill levy is the dollar amount owed per thousand dollars of assessed value.

2. In Denver, the various mill levies include:
a. Affordable Housing: 0.391000 (0.5% of the total levy and tax bill)
b. Capital Maintenance: 2.519000 (3.2%)
c. City Bond Fund: 6.500000 (8.2%) THIS IS WHERE WE, THE CITIZENS, PAY FOR THE VIBRANT, ELEVATE, RISE AND OTHER GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND DEBT
d. Denver Public Library: 1.517000 (1.9%)
e. Denver Public Schools: 52.311000 (66.0%)
f. Developmentally Disabled: 1.013000 (1.3%)
g. Fire Pension Fund: 0.977000 (1.2%)
h. General Fund Denver: 9.375000 (11.8%)
i. Police Pension Fund: 1.166000 (1.5%)
j. Social Services: 2.433000 (3.1%)
k. Urban Drainage & Flood Control: 1.000000 (1.3%)
l. Total: 79.202000 (100%)

3. Denver collects money in the City Bond Fund and then pays the debt repayment costs for the various outstanding debt/bonds/loans.

4. If Denver voters had rejected the VIBRANT bonds, the City Bond Fund eventually would have had a “surplus” in this account, as prior bonds were paid off/retired and new debt was not incurred/borrowed.

5. Surpluses could also be used to pay off early the various other general obligation bonds/debt.

6. Over time, Denver would need to lower the 6.5 mill levy in order to avoid holding a growing surplus. Denver property owners would see a reduction in annual property tax bills.

03/31/2026

Homeowner Associations, HOAs, are government budgets, not business budgets.
Our government budgets are government budgets, not business budgets.
Our government budget need to be seen like an HOA budget, not a business budget.
Watch the full video of Jason Bailey at the Broomfield Community Center on YouTube.
Type on the YouTube search bar: Citizens for NO New Debt Broomfield

03/20/2026

We support the 2A community and they support us! Thank you!

Happy Friday Colorado!

The government serves the people.
The government gets it's power from the people.

The people are the ultimate authority over the government.

There is no justification for the government to be more powerful than the people.

Any and all government restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms is against the spirit of our founding.

03/17/2026

Thank you Brandon Wark!
Citizens for NO New Debt supports the 2A community.
We're working to reduce government control and waste.
Jason Bailey

01/16/2026

Brandon Wark says it best!

Happy Friday Colorado!

You work so hard to provide a good life for your family...

And then greedy politicians take it away from you...

Every dollar they take could have been spent on your kids, your wife, your house, yourself....

If they didn't tax you so much, you could retire earlier, travel more, start a new business, build a better future for your family...

Say NO to ANY new tax! You deserve to keep your money!

12/01/2025

Our new debt here in Denver provides a great photo opportunity for the politicians, and they aren't missing a beat. Much of Denver's media just parrots money and power. Unfortunately, those who labor for a living are paying for all this crap.

10/24/2025

If you read the Gazette, this article is spot-on!

There are plenty of sound reasons to oppose Denver’s nearly $1 billion bond proposal — Issues 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E on this fall’s mail ballot. But for the long story short, look no further than this week’s news about City Hall’s latest financial pratfall. It’s a doozy — embarrassing f...

10/22/2025

If you read the Denver Gazette, this article from Sunday is a quick read. A summary of our campaign messaging. Please share with your network.

By Jason Bailey Five ballot measures, all asking for more debt, are on the Denver ballot for this election cycle. The politicians want about $950 million in new debt for our city and our citizens. Denver ballots will begin arriving this weekend. I address all five measures with the same reasoning .....

10/12/2025

Enough is enough: We need to stop prioritizing debt and debt service. We need to cut the banks from the public budget. Vote NO New Debt for the City of Denver, Vote NO on 2A-2E

Required disclaimer from the City of Denver. Paid for by: Citizens for NO New Debt. Not authorized by any candidate, candidate committee, issue committee, or political committee.

We're an non-partisan public service campaign with one mission - to push back on government debt. Please join us.

09/28/2025

Check out this post from Brandon Wark with Free State Colorado! We need to organize in order to disrupt the diffusion of power our politicians rely on as they take our money and waste too much of it.

Have a fantastic Friday Colorado!

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