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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk sales taxes.
Topics discussed on today’s show include:
- Cathy battles the tampon tax.
- Ted Cruz makes a proposal for a new kind of value-added tax.
- Felix can’t stand the way Americans keep the sales tax off the price tag.
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Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann
Production by Audrey Quinn.