Navajo nation, junk food tax

Wednesday April 8, 2015

The Navajo Nation's Tax On Junk Food Splits Reservation

About 15,000 families on the Navajo Nation live without electricity. So all of their food has to be non perishable. Laurel Morales/Fronteras hide caption

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The Navajo Nation's Tax On Junk Food Splits Reservation

April 8, 2015 • The Navajo Nation started taxing junk food and soda. No other tribe has passed such a law. But half of the tribe is unemployed and say they can't afford expensive food.

The Navajo Nation's Tax On Junk Food Splits Reservation

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