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> [Legislators should demand that we not go through the entire pension reform debate just to apply a band-aid when this patient needs a quadruple bypass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/legislators-should-demand-that-we-not-go-through-the-entire-pension/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

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## More by Walker Stapleton

> [When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/when-i-was-in-the-private-sector-i-found-it-immensely-useful-to-go/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [As Governor, I will demand that Colorado's government serves the taxpayers of Colorado, not special interest groups and government bureaucrats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/as-governor-i-will-demand-that-colorado-s-government-serves-the/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [There is a valid nationwide sentiment of concern over public pensions, and poor funding ratios are viewed negatively by financial markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/there-is-a-valid-nationwide-sentiment-of-concern-over-public-pensions/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [Legislators should demand that we not go through the entire pension reform debate just to apply a band-aid when this patient needs a quadruple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/legislators-should-demand-that-we-not-go-through-the-entire-pension/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/colorado-cannot-afford-to-become-the-next-california-with/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/the-state-treasurer-has-authority-to-weigh-in-and-take-leadership/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [We owe our public servants, from school teachers to state employees, a sustainable and well-funded retirement that they can count on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/we-owe-our-public-servants-from-school-teachers-to-state-employees-a/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [If you just give somebody a blank check without any deliverables associated with that, you're not going to get the improvements that you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/if-you-just-give-somebody-a-blank-check-without-any-deliverables/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/having-a-credible-existence-in-the-private-sector-frees-people-to-be/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [Reforming PERA will strengthen and improve Colorado's all-important long term standing with credit rating agencies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/reforming-pera-will-strengthen-and-improve-colorado-s-all-important/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [I don't think Congress, in general, has done a good job articulating to the American public how inextricably linked our credit markets are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/i-don-t-think-congress-in-general-has-done-a-good-job-articulating-to/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/that-s-where-the-good-ideas-come-from-the-people-not-the-boardroom/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/if-a-division-becomes-insolvent-the-credit-markets-reaction-to-that/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/it-is-my-hope-that-i-will-be-able-to-work-with-legislative-leaders-on/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

> [When you have kids as cute as mine - offsetting my features - you need to highlight them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walker-stapleton/when-you-have-kids-as-cute-as-mine-offsetting-my-features-you-need-to/)

[Walker Stapleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walker-stapleton/)

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