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Sure, taxing things would solve problems. Unfortunately that's essentially an impossible solution currently.
With any new or increased taxes requiring 2/3rds and both parties having colluded to create safe districts for everybody that essentially guarantees Republicans a permanent minority big enough to thwart any taxes they want without facing serious risk of electoral repercussion there is a near zero chance of using taxes to significantly help the current situation. So cut away.
Bitch about him all we like, but Schwarzenegger has offered serious reform to the systems that created this current problem and both the state legislature and voters directly have rebuffed him.
Plus, I don't see how it would realistically do the state any good to legalize marijuana if the feds would then arrest the people selling it.
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