By Joey Bunch, includes “Colorado Springs earns its fiscally conservative reputation, with the 15th lowest taxpayer burden among the country’s 50 most populous cities, according to a new report by the nonprofit Truth in Accounting (TIA).  … “While that figure is certainly troubling, Colorado Springs ranks favorably compared with the other 49 cities we looked at; for example, New York City has a taxpayer burden of $61,000,” said Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting and a graduate of the University of Denver. …”