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all of the comments on this subject seem angry and somewhat misdirected, the measures were crafted well and pitched as somebody else's tax - then the money was spent stoking fear - of course it will pass - it is not responsible leadership - its not leadership at all

I voted NO, I am angry and I cannot believe the voters in thsi state are as gullible as they are but I don't want to lose sight of the real issue - WE NEED REAL REFORM AND LEADERSHIP NOT BAND-AIDS AND PASSING THE PROBLEMS DOWN THE LINE.

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agreed! This was not really about the need for additional revenue - that issue is really not up for debate. The need for additional revenue is brought on by the imbalanced way that revenues are collected - with 130 thousand people losing their employment - sure that has an effect on revenue collection

this vote was about the yes camp spending a tremendous amount of money and the fear mongering that drives people out to vote - there is zero focus in this state on the long term issues

the forecast for the next biennium has an even greater hole in the budget 

i personally wanted the measures to fail to bring attention and pressure to make long overdue real reform - hard work i guess is not a compelling message - but stoking genuine fear is

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