Mark Robyn of the Tax Foundation: Sales Tax Holidays

Many state recently wrapped up back-to-school sales tax holidays, periods of time during which certain goods are exempted from the state (and sometimes local) sales tax. Sales tax holidays are politically popular not just for back to school items, but others such as energy-efficient products and hurricane-preparedness materials. However, they're also problematic for a number of reasons. To explain why on this week's podcast is Tax Foundation Staff Economist...