Instead Of Legalizing Gay Marriage Or Pot, California Did This Other Totally Sweet Thing

California voters just passed Proposition 30, a bill submitted to voters by Governor Jerry Brown to raise taxes. The slight increase in the state’s sales tax and taxes on the very wealthy means avoiding catastrophic cuts to education, solving the budget crisis, and investing in our future.Way to go, California.

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