I’m hip; one smartass knows another.
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Groceries are exempt where I live, while tampons aren’t. Parity is just nice.
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That makes sense actually- according to Todd Akin, in cases of “legitimate menstruation” women’s bodies have a “natural way of dealing with that”.
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I get it. I would tax groceries and tampons and the naproxen sodium I use to tamp down the pain in my back (currently taxed here in NC). If a dollar changed hands, I would tax it. I just wouldn’t institute a system like this unless I could also be sure that the economically disadvantaged don’t have to pay the same price I do. Maybe they shouldn’t pay any price at all.
I’m sorry, but I have to weigh in. It isn’t parity when over 50% of the population have to pay a tax on top of buying something that is a necessity. The rest of the population are already $$ ahead by not having to fork out for feminine hygiene products on a monthly basis. Naproxen isn’t limited to only male or female pain.
In my state, sales tax is set at 7.5% but counties and cities tack on an additional percent or two. My county increases my sales tax to 1.5%, while the voters in my city added another one percent for a grand total of 10% sales tax. Every box of tampons runs an additional .65¢. You should really do the math to see how much money women spend over their lifetime for the two most basic feminine hygiene products. (I don’t need to because I already know.)
I’m glad that you are a patriotic and find taxes necessary. But be sure to factor in how unequal some taxes can be.
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I suspect the judge was on the verge of quoting not Matthew 2:??, but Matthew 5:2. It would have been apropos.
(Opening words of the Beatitudes.)
I shared this cost for more than a decade. I know what it is.
A few years back our household made the switch to moon cups. That was a big savings AND seemed to reduce cramping.
ETA: Why stop at sales tax? Why not just subsidize them completely for everyone?
A prison doesn’t have to be private for this to be a true statement.
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Well, I’m okay with that. But how about baby steps. First, equalize the unfair tax burden and let’s see from there.
Oh, wait. Actually my state is doing that. I’m not holding my breath when it comes to your state, though.
Yeah, the NC legislature would only do that if it was part of a bigger plan to defund public education.
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