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Study finds unexpected link between public health, tax policies

  • March 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Study finds unexpected link between public health, tax policies
A new study finds that the more a state's budget relied on sales tax revenue, the more likely it was to shorten stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. The findings suggest that state public-health decisions may have been influenced by unexpected budgetary constraints imposed by public-health restrictions.

Originally published at Phys.org

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