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Andrew Price
By Andrew PriceApr 16, 2009
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A tax day-themed video from the GOOD vault: "Missiles and Mortgages."[good image="https://pre.cloudfront.goodinc.com/splash/1220914599-taxes_presentation_image.jpg"]https://pre.cloudfront.goodinc.com/videos/taxes.mp4[/good]Our static chart on the subject can be viewed here. And another chart with the same information, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, is here.

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