David Stokes on the News

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By Josh Smith | Read Time 1 min

I didn’t catch David Stokes on Fox 2 last night in St Louis, but fortunately the clip is online. Dave was interviewed regarding the Internet furor about plans by the city of St. Louis to apply its 1-percent earnings tax to players in the All-Star Game, which St. Louis is hosting this year. As Stokes explains in the video, and as many Show-Me Institute publications have expressed before, the city earnings tax is a bad idea for the economic health of the city.

Be sure and check out the clip, and also some of our related publications, such as this op-ed and this policy study.

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Josh Smith Josh Smith began working as a research assistant at the Show-Me Institute in October 2008. In 2010, he received a bachelor of science degree in economics from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Born and raised in Saint Louis County, Josh attained his associate's degree in mathematics...

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