In recent years, Kansas has lived a conservative economic fantasy: dramatically cut taxes. The most recent Planet Money podcast discusses this economic experiment.
Here is a description of the episode from the NPR website:
Today on the show, a Republican governor lives the dream. He cuts taxes dramatically in his state, and he promises good times ahead. But the good times do not come. Now he’s fighting for his political life.
In recent years, Kansas has lived a conservative economic fantasy: dramatically cut taxes. The most recent Planet Money podcast discusses this economic experiment.
Here is a description of the episode from the NPR website:
Today on the show, a Republican governor lives the dream. He cuts taxes dramatically in his state, and he promises good times ahead. But the good times do not come. Now he’s fighting for his political life.
Recently, the Planet Money podcast tackled a topic relevant to student: the increasing costs of textbooks.
Here is a description of the show from the NPR website:
Prices of new textbooks have been going up like crazy. Faster than clothing, food, cars, and even healthcare.
Listeners have been asking for years why textbooks are getting so expensive. On today’s show, we actually find an answer.
Recently, the Planet Money podcast tackled a topic relevant to student: the increasing costs of textbooks.
Here is a description of the show from the NPR website:
Prices of new textbooks have been going up like crazy. Faster than clothing, food, cars, and even healthcare.
Listeners have been asking for years why textbooks are getting so expensive. On today’s show, we actually find an answer.
Innovative Tax Collection Techniques
In “celebration” of Tax Day last week, NPR‘s Planet Money podcast did a story about innovative tax collection techniques that are employed internationally.
Here is a description of the story, titled “The Tough, The Sweet And The Nosy,” from the NPR website:
Millions of tax cheats never get caught. And the IRS seems powerless to stop them.
This isn’t just a problem in the U.S. American taxpayers are Dudley Do-Rights compared to people in some other countries. On today’s show, we head to some of the cheating-est places on earth to bring you tales from some of the roughest, toughest tax collectors around. These guys have tricks, tax collector mind-games, that they play to get people to do the right thing.