Colorado Treasurer Candidates Brian Watson and Dave Young: Part 2

In Part 2 of this two-part series, Colorado State Treasurer Candidates Brian Watson (R) and Dave Young (D) continue their first official discussion together on the campaign trail by analyzing the ways that the current State Treasurer, Walker Stapleton, has done well, and the ways in which he has fallen short during his 7+ years in office. Young and Watson examine the Great Colorado Payback and address the 1.3 billion dollars of unclaimed property in the State’s possession. Each of them reveals what changes they would make to do a better job of getting money back into the hands of its rightful owners. Watson criticizes Young for the State Assembly’s decision to take $500 million of these resources for the State’s Budget while Young counters that the financial experts concluded the State still would be able to pay everyone who made a legitimate claim. Both candidates argue the current system has failed Coloradans and is need of serious repair. Examples of how the Treasurer’s office requires Colorado municipalities and counties to prove who they are before receiving their own funds is one set of examples of how bureaucratic the office has become. Both candidates posit the Treasurer’s office needs to be far more transparent with Young proposing to re-establish the transparency initiative begun by former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy and allegedly discontinued by the incumbent, Walker Stapleton. Finally, with a focus on the +/-$7 billion managed at any one time by the Treasurer, the candidates are questioned about what their experiences are related to actually managing large sums of money.

Видео Colorado Treasurer Candidates Brian Watson and Dave Young: Part 2 канала Aaron Harber