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Podcasts Off-Ramp
What's it like to be a tax season sign twirler?
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
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Apr 5, 2013
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What's it like to be a tax season sign twirler?
Dressed like Uncle Sam or the Statue Of Liberty, it's their job to draw you in before the April 15 deadline. But what's it like to be out there?
Robert Garrova interviewing Phillip Tolburt.
KPCC's Robert Garrova interviewing sign twirler Phillip Tolburt
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Mukta Mohan/KPCC
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KPCC's Mukta Mohan with Uncle (Aunt?) Sam
KPCC's Mukta Mohan with Uncle (Aunt?) Sam
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Robert Garrova/KPCC
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Robert Garrova borrows Lady Liberty hat
Robert Garrova borrows Lady Liberty hat
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Mukta Mohan/KPCC
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Dressed like Uncle Sam or the Statue Of Liberty, it's their job to draw you in before the April 15 deadline. But what's it like to be out there?

As Tax Day approaches,  you're bound to see more and more of them on the street corners: sign twirlers for tax preparing offices. Dressed like Uncle Sam or the Statue Of Liberty, it's their job to draw you in before the April 15 deadline. Off-Ramp interns Robert Garrova and Mukta Mohan went to Northeast Los Angeles and Pasadena and tracked down two - Phillip Tolburt and Heather Gonzalez.