Is the $20 billion increase in Colorado’s state budget over the last few years a sign of true public investment, or a massive trail of state-sanctioned money laundering? In this episode of Will Carr Speaks, host Will Carr sits down with Colorado State Representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Bottoms to pull back the curtain on deep institutional rot, legislative weaponization, and hidden financial trails.

Scott shares his perspective on transitioning from a 35-year pastoral background into the unyielding battlefield of the House of Representatives. He outlines serious allegations of systemic fraud, the protection of trafficking rings, and the quiet redirection of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into unaccountable non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and shadow operations. From detailing his active collaboration with federal investigators to his strategic plans to dismantle the permanent bureaucratic class via strict term limits, Scott provides a raw, unfiltered blueprint for completely auditing the state, permanently wiping out property and income taxes, and breaking what he describes as a Marxist ideological stronghold over the Centennial State.

MAIN TOPICS COVERED:

• The Pastoral Foundation: How 35 years of ministry shape Scott’s approach to constitutional truth and moral accountability in public office.
• The Legislative Battlefront: Scott detailing his first-hand attempts to pass strict minor trafficking sentences and parental consent medical laws.
• Federal Investigator Collaboration: Uncovering whistleblower trails and Scott’s work with federal agencies to expose internal state corruption.
• Dismantling Permanent Bureaucracy: Why un-elected bureaucrats run the show and Scott’s concrete formula for introducing agency term limits.
• The $30 Billion Corruption Estimate: Partnering with federal fraud-tracking teams to analyze hidden state money laundering pipelines and systemic NGO abuse.
• The Budget Swell: Pinpointing exactly what accounts for the staggering $20 billion state budget increase since Governor Polis took office.
• Total Tax Overhaul: Scott's tactical framework to completely abolish both state income tax and property taxes to protect fixed-income citizens.
• Destruction of Starter Homes: How intentional over-regulation, litigation loopholes, and mandate traps paralyzed the construction of townhomes and condos.
• The Commutation of Tina Peters: Shifting through the political optics of Governor Polis’s move to commute her sentence and the wider investigations into high-level state actors.
• Intent of "Separation of Church and State": Debunking modern misinterpretations of historical letters to demand untainted, moral leadership.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Bureaucrats Run the State: True administrative rot sits with un-elected, deep-seated bureaucrats who outlast legislative cycles; reform requires setting strict term limits.
• Fees Are Hidden Taxes: The state artificially circumvents the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) by burying massive tax increases under the arbitrary nomenclature of "fees".
• Property Taxes Nullify Home Ownership: Skyrocketing evaluations ensure citizens never truly own their private land, effectively driving vulnerable elder populations into homelessness.
• Market Deregulation Creates True Affordability: Artificially subsidizing and price-capping select "affordable housing" brackets simply forces private builders to spike prices on remaining stock, destroying the natural starter-home transition.

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