Financial Literacy: Cash Course

Taxes IV: The Price Isn't Right

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Did you know taxes affect more than just your paycheck? In fact, you pay them every day—on concert tickets, groceries, gas, and even property. In this episode of Cash Course, teens learn how taxes shape market economies by distorting prices, changing incentives, and creating hidden costs. From sales tax to property tax, they’ll discover the real cost of bigger government: less efficiency for everyone.

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