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>> stuart: states struggling, so now they are going to start taxing. they are looking to start services, like dry cleaning, plumbing, to close budget gaps. my next guest says it's the only way to avoid raising state income tax. jeff barro with the manhattan -- josh barro with the manhattan institute. first, look at what taxes they're proposing. we mentioned plumbing and dry cleaning. have some states imposed a plumbing tax, a dry cleaning tax? >> some states have taxed the sort of services for years. especially a lot of western states with broad. sale tax bases including services like plumbing...

an $80 billion snow day? welcome, everyone, i'm stuart varney for neil cavuto. let it snow, two feet of white stuff shutting down washington. the jobs bill, the exact cost is not known but expected to be in the range of $80 billion. with more snow on the way, jd hayward says keep is coming. the former arizona congressman joins me, expected to launch formally his gop bid for john mccain's senate seat next week. welcome to the program. you're not unhappy with snow shuts down washington. why so? >> well, stuart, first of all it gives a lot of people in washington a chance to watch you a...