At the same time, they loathe taxes and in many states they have insisted, by voter initiative, that two-thirds majorities are needed to raise them.

同时他们又反对加税，但是恰恰又是选民倡议要求必须有三分之二的多数同意才可以加税。

AS 2009 draws to a close, the voter-initiative industry is already frantically busy.

2009年临近尾声，选民倡议行业异常繁忙。