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The bar to qualify should be higher, the vote should be in November, and it should be a ranked-choice ballot

The deep-pocketed former DaVita CEO has already spent millions on democracy-related initiatives in Colorado in recent years

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Imagine elected officials being able to govern with the interests of all Coloradans put first

Former CEO of DaVita Kent Thiry says the best way to grow a business is through the culture.
Whether it’s investing in a workshop to help employees become aware of their weaknesses, or a team building exercise, it’s the culture that helps build a business.

In the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, supporters of a down-in-the-weeds effort to overturn a tax law in Colorado received a cascade of big checks, for a grand total of more than $2 million.
All came from Kent Thiry, the former CEO of DaVita, one of the largest kidney care companies in the country. This was not the first time he donated big to a ballot initiative aimed at tweaking the nitty-gritty details of how Colorado functions. Nor will it be the last.

In 2003, Colorado voters were asked to repeal the state’s so-called Gallagher Amendment. Gallagher’s approach to property taxes was already starting to show signs of inadequacy. Yet, the promise of a slightly lower property tax rate in the future was too compelling and voters turned down the measure in a landslide, 78-22% vote.

Kent Thiry, the architect behind DaVita’s 20-year growth, brings his village mindset to Colorado initiatives
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