“Missouri Vote” by Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star

“Missouri Vote” by Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star

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A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry

A ballot measure to eliminate Missouri’s income tax would give the state legislature broad authority to levy new sales taxes to replace the lost revenue. Critics say that could mean adding a sales tax on medical services or prescription medicines. Those types of taxes are unusual, but not unheard of, in the U.S.