The "Democratic" governor of Colorado Jared Polis has vetoed a bill that would have prevented landlords from using software to collude on rents, a bill preventing surprise billing by ambulance companies, and .
In both cases, his justification was that if business are not allowed to rape the general public, some people might stop providing these services.
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed a measure that would have banned the use of many computer algorithms to set rent in Colorado, saying it could have outlawed some legitimate technologies used by landlords, and risked driving some housing providers out of the market.
Rent-setting algorithms have become a target of consumer protection advocates in recent years, who say software used by companies like RealPage effectively enables landlords to collude and drive up the cost of housing.
House Bill 1004 passed the legislature along party lines. A similar measure died at the Capitol last year.
In his veto letter, Polis said he agreed with the intent of the bill, writing that “collusion between landlords for purposes of artificially constraining rental supply and increasing costs on renters is wrong.”
Yeah, letting landlords gouge renters is such a bad thing! (Not!)
A bipartisan effort to shield Coloradans from surprise ambulance bills has hit an unexpected roadblock: a veto from Gov. Jared Polis.
House Bill 25-1088 had sailed through the state legislature without a single vote against it from Republicans or Democrats. The bill aimed to prohibit balance billing by ground ambulance services, requiring insurance companies to directly pay for both emergency and non-emergency out-of-network rides at established rates.
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“I have been provided with estimates on premium impact that range from $0.73 to $2.15 per member per month,” Polis said. “This means a family of four would likely pay as much as $100 more per year in insurance premiums if I were to sign this bill.”
Jared Polis is a complete piece of sh%$.
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