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Kalena Thomhave

Kalena Thomhave is a Pittsburgh-based writer on poverty and inequality.

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August 23, 2022
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How Red States Use Regressive Grocery Taxes to Feed the Rich
Conservative state legislatures are using pandemic-era surpluses to give tax cuts for the wealthy while maintaining unfair flat taxes that punish the poor.

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