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Sep 2024
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If We Hate Taxes, Why Is ZAP So Popular?

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Taxes are supposed to be unpopular, but Salt Lake County voters keep re-upping the Zoo Arts, and Parks aka ZAP tax with more than 75% of the vote. Host Ali Vallarta asks Salt Lake County’s Arts and Culture Division director Matt Castillo why this particular tax is so … popular and how it impacts residents' lives.

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