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Ohio governor proposes tax on haircuts, dating services
Feb 12, 2013
Gov. John Kasich's budget proposal cuts income taxes and it lowers the sales tax, but there's a catch. It levies sales taxes on a big list of services for the first time.
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Betting wrong on gentrification in Chicago
Feb 12, 2013
During the bubble, many snapped up properties in neighborhoods they thought were going to become more affluent. But instead of moving up, Chicago's Englewood neighborhood has been spiraling down.
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The economic costs of violence in Chicago
Feb 11, 2013
Over 500 people were killed in Chicago last year. And the soaring murder rate has real economic consequences for the city.
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An economic breakdown of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
Feb 11, 2013
This week, Marketplace's Sylvester Monroe reports from Englewood, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, which has one of the highest homicide rates in the city.
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Persuading us to save not spend our tax refund
Feb 8, 2013
Researchers to track a TurboTax reminder at the "golden moment" when taxpayers can be motivated to save.
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Just how would the 'sequester' affect you?
Feb 7, 2013
For one thing, 63,000 kids would get booted from Head Start.
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Turning cash into online payments for the unbanked
Feb 6, 2013
PayNearMe is one of many companies finding opportunity in services for millions of people who don't have bank accounts.
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College rules the day at Oyler School
Feb 5, 2013
Putting students on the path to higher education starts early at Oyler.
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After a year of unemployment -- finally, a job
Feb 5, 2013
For one of the long-term unemployed, a very happy ending.
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A brief history of the income tax
Feb 1, 2013
The modern American income tax celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend.
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