The headline reads “Schwarzenegger seeks to privatize state lottery.” This proposal would go to the voters, but: If voters reject the proposal, a temporary, 1-percentage-point increase in the state sales tax would automatically go into effect, lasting only until state finances improved and the budget was balanced. Yeah, right! Who ever heard of a temporary tax? I don’t know what is worse, another protectionist scheme that gives “private” a bad name, or duping the voters into slapping themselves with a so-called “temporary” tax. Why not just legalize gambling, sell the State Parks, and let the non-violent criminals go free?