Kiplinger's Kevin McCormally joins Tess Vigeland just in time for tax season, and answers listeners' pressing questions.

Can a value-added tax help us get out of a big budget hole? Bill Radke talks to Marketplace economics correspondent Chris Farrell about how the VAT works and why it's had a rough time finding followers in Congress.

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