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Fast Cash for the Tax Man

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Alan Berube Interim Vice President and Director - Brookings Metro

Anne Kim
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Anne Kim Contributing Editor - Washington Monthly, Author, - “Abandoned: America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection"

June 1, 2002

“In many of America’s poorer neighborhoods, storefront tax services are a common seasonal sight. Touting fast cash and hassle-free filing, these outlets lure millions of working-poor customers each spring.
But what they don’t advertise is the price of their promises…. ”

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