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Andrew McCullough

N.Y. strip club arguing it deserves same tax exemptions as other dance companies

Global Politics

Is a strip club equivalent to a ballet company? In the eyes of the tax man in New York, the answer is a resounding no. But one strip club in Albany wants that to change and is in the midst of a three-year legal battle to try and get that changed.

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