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Over the last few years, tens of thousands of California's teachers have been put out of work. Our kids are crammed into bigger and bigger classes and their schools can't afford the basics such as books. All because our state is out of money.

The California Dream is dying and there's a big reason why: big corporations like Amazon are gaming the system to line their own pockets at the expense of our communities. Amazon is so desperate to avoid competing on a level playing field that it's spending millions of dollars on a ballot initiative so it doesn't have to pay sales tax.

Our state loses more than $1 billion every year because Amazon and other online retailers don't collect sales taxes – and it's not just our schools and vital programs that lose out. Since local stores can't game the system, Amazon is forcing neighborhood businesses -- from bookstores to bike shops -- to close shop and putting our neighbors out of work.

It's only fair for Amazon to do its part to get our state back on track – and it's up to us to make sure they do. We're calling on Amazon to stop bending the rules and end its campaign to avoid collecting sales tax.

We can renew the California Dream. We can make sure our kids get the education they deserve. And it starts by making Amazon do the right thing for California.

Amazon's ballot initiative is unfair for local businesses, bad for our children, and wrong for California. Tell Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to stop Amazon's campaign to avoid collecting sales taxes.

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Mr. Bezos, end Amazon's campaign to avoid collecting sales tax.

Dear Jeff Bezos,

Amazon's campaign to bend the rules and avoid collecting sales tax is hurting our kids and endangering California's future.

Your company has made billions selling books and other items to Californians. But, because Amazon doesn't collect sales tax in California, your company has cost our state billions in revenue. This means more teachers out of work and fewer textbooks in our classrooms.

As an online bookseller, Amazon must know that educating our kids is critical to the future of your business as well as the future of our state.

Please end your campaign to avoid collecting sales tax so that California's kids can get the education they deserve.

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