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Here in Massachusetts we had only 3 questions on the ballot.
#1 was to abolish the income tax by 2010 which got voted down.
The opposition to this successfully got that voted down with a series of doom and gloom ads predicting the end to firefighters, elderly health care and teachers. It would have raised property taxes but i would have been ok with that as i would know my tax dollars went to my town instead of the fat cats on Beacon Hill.
#2 was to decriminalize possession of less than 1 oz of marajuana which passed. Now it would just be a civil fine for posession instead of a criminal complaint. A sensible first step IMO.
#3 was to ban greyhound racing which passed. A waste of time IMO as there are only 2 dog tracks in the state and their revenues are in free fall. A few more years and they probably would have just gone out of business as the casinos in CT are stealing their patrons away.
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