Colorado Legislative Battles, Electric Vehicle Realities, and Property Rights Under Attack

On this Tax Day broadcast of April 18, 2023, Kim Monson explores the battles being waged at the Colorado State Capitol with House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, examines the true costs of electric vehicle mandates with automotive expert Lauren Fix, and investigates the mounting threats to property rights with real estate professional Karen Levine and mortgage expert Lorne Levy. Vaccine injury survivor advocate Cora Matteson of Roots Medical also shares how her practice is helping those harmed by COVID mandates.

Electric Vehicle Tax Credits and China’s Stranglehold

Start listening at 34:43 – Hour 1

Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, brings urgent news about electric vehicle tax credit changes that took effect on April 18, 2023. Under the new Inflation Reduction Act rules, only 20 vehicles now qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit, with many popular manufacturers like Hyundai, Kia, and Toyota completely eliminated from eligibility.

Fix exposes the deeper crisis threatening the entire EV mandate: China is preparing to ban rare earth mineral exports to the United States. With China controlling nearly 80% of the world’s rare earth mines, including ownership of critical mining operations in Brazil and Africa, America’s forced transition to electric vehicles faces an existential threat. Fix also details how child slave labor in African cobalt mines produces the batteries environmentalists claim are saving the planet.

“They want to squeeze us. They want to squeeze not just the U. S., but the world. They want to own the car industry. You want electric cars? Now that you’ve mandated it, great. We own all the rare earth minerals, almost 80% of the mines.”

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach

Second Amendment Under Siege at the Capitol

Start listening at 16:26 – Hour 1

Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch joins Kim to provide an insider’s view of the legislative session, which he describes as historic for all the wrong reasons. With Democrats holding a supermajority, Lynch explains how Republicans are employing every available tool to slow the onslaught of legislation attacking constitutional rights.

Lynch reveals that House Bill 1230, the assault weapons ban, faces over 250 witnesses scheduled to testify against it. He describes how Democrats are using procedural maneuvers never before employed in Colorado history to limit debate and push through their agenda. The representative emphasizes that Republicans are not filibustering but rather giving each bill the proper deliberation it deserves.

“We’re not going to let those just fly by. So where we can stand up is making sure that we discuss those in its entirety. And people, we get blamed for filibustering, but what we’re really doing is we’re doing this at the rate it really should occur.”

Mike Lynch, Colorado House Minority Leader

Medical Freedom and Vaccine Injury Treatment

Start listening at 62:30 – Hour 2

Cora Matteson of Roots Medical shares her journey from being fired for refusing vaccine mandates to helping treat vaccine-injured patients. She describes seeing new symptoms every week, including a recent patient experiencing random hives and heat sensations, a pattern the patient’s allergist confirmed is increasingly common among the vaccinated.

Madison emphasizes that Roots Medical follows treatment protocols from leading researchers like Dr. Pierre Kory, Dr. Robert Malone, and Dr. Peter McCullough while remaining open to new approaches discovered through patient experiences. She offers an apology on behalf of the medical community for its behavior during the pandemic and commits to honest conversations about vaccine injuries.

“On behalf of the medical society, I’m sorry. I think we need to apologize for our behavior and then we need to learn from it. We need to move forward because history is our greatest teacher.”

Cora Matteson, Roots Medical

Property Rights and Housing Under Legislative Assault

Start listening at 58:26 – Hour 2

Real estate expert Karen Levine and mortgage specialist Lorne Levy join Kim in studio to discuss the multiple pieces of legislation threatening property rights in Colorado. Levine highlights House Bill 1115, the rent control bill moving through the Senate, warning that its passage would devastate housing availability as landlords exit the market rather than accept government-controlled rents.

The discussion turns to Governor Polis’s Senate Bill 213, which would strip local governments of zoning authority and centralize housing decisions at the state level. Levine reports that municipalities across Colorado are pushing back, and even the Realtor Association has struggled to find acceptable amendments to the 105-page bill. Levy notes that 30% of new home purchases now come from builders rather than the typical 10%, reflecting how tight inventory has become as homeowners refuse to give up their low interest rates.

“If you continue to believe that adding legislation in the arena of housing is benefiting housing, you are mistaken. It is costing housing to be more and more expensive and less available, and that’s in the rental market as it is in the purchase market.”

Karen Levine, RE/MAX Alliance