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<DIV><SPAN class=932270301-10072009><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have been hearing
how the four horsehumans of the apocalypse will be unleashed, should we fail to
enact certain tax increases in the recent Taxifornia election. All failed,
which is the voters way of saying, Show us this apocalypse.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=932270301-10072009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check this budget
tool. You get to play Taxifornia legislature. In order to close the
yawning chasm without raising taxes (which are already far too high) you really
need to take some draconian measures. This online game should be required
before anyone gets a ballot:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=932270301-10072009>As goes Taxifornia,
so goes the nation.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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