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File your taxes by hand, we dare you
Apr 9, 2019

File your taxes by hand, we dare you

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Armando La Rosa directs people to the Liberty Tax Service office as the deadline to file taxes looms on April 15, 2016 in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle/Getty Images
We look at how fear, history and marketing have kept Americans from going DIY. Plus: the IMF cut its global economic growth outlook, and would requiring prices in pharma ads make drugs cheaper?

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The IMF cuts global growth outlook to 3.3 percent

by Kai Ryssdal , Daniel Shin and Liz Sanchez
Apr 9, 2019
A conversation with the IMF's chief economist about the lowest global growth rate since the financial crisis.
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on April 9, 2019.
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Would requiring prices in pharmaceutical ads make drugs cheaper?

by Andy Uhler
Apr 9, 2019
The idea is that transparency would lead to more competition and lower costs. One drug company is already on board.
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Big companies are raising wages as competition heats up

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 9, 2019
Finding and retaining workers can be a challenge.
The competition for workers is getting fierce. 
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Why so few people do taxes on their own

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 10, 2019
Fear of costly mistakes drives some taxpayers to use a professional or software.
TurboTax products sit on display at Costco in 2016.
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Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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