Voters are being used as pawns in a cynical tax battle that benefits only powerful special interests at the expense of California\u2019s future and its citizens.<\/p>\n
Voters should reject Propositions 40, 41 and 42, which are battling it out on the Nov. 3 ballot:<\/p>\n
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