These local tax issues are pushed by an unholy alliance of big labor, rat politicians, and select big businesses. The businesses often receive no bid contracts. Big labor gets favorable treatment on work. Politicians get lots of campaign cash. Unfortunately there is little organized opposition to most local tax grabs. The unholy alliance is a key factor in rat takeover in previously conservative states like Colorado.
However, there may be some small hope in the battle against this unholy alliance. Colorado passed an amendment to restrict lobbying by business and labor groups that will benefit from tax proposals. This amendment passed despite $30M spent by labor to defeat it. Hopefully our leftist state supreme court will not overturn the will of the voters.