House passes 'menstrual equality' measure to allow tampon, pad purchases with health spending accounts (government, state)

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

I dont vote and democracy is just a mechanism by which a majority steals from a minority. Get your hand out of my wallet.

Good. That means my vote will always outweigh yours since you don't participate, and all you can do is to grumble but do nothing about it.

Of course, there's an old saying - if you don't vote, don't squawk.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by silverkris

Good. That means my vote will always outweigh yours since you don't participate, and all you can do is to grumble but do nothing about it.

Of course, there's an old saying - if you don't vote, don't squawk.

Your vote matters little if at all
I get to complain because I didnt put them there, you did.

There is another saying I prefer- "Don't vote, it only encourages the bastards."

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by mike1003

Incontinence leads to UTIs and skin infections, condoms prevent pregnancies, sunscreens prevent skin cancers. All are MEDICALLY necessary

Under normal circumstances, a pregnancy isn't unhealthy - it is, in fact, the body working exactly like it's supposed to. Bad example, there.

Anyway, what a weird hill to die on.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

I get to complain because I didnt put them there, you did.

Oh, you did your bit for those in power. Quite a bit, actually. They love good little go-alongers.

There is another saying I prefer- "Don't vote, it only encourages the bastards."

Not voting isn't protest, it's surrender.

The Greeks had a word for those so engaged in their own matters that they refused to shoulder the responsibility of running the polis. And that word was "idiōtēs".

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Your vote matters little if at all
I get to complain because I didnt put them there, you did.

There is another saying I prefer- "Don't vote, it only encourages the bastards."

If you don't pick someone, someone will be chosen for you.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

If you don't pick someone, someone will be chosen for you.

Thats done regardless. Who picked your choices for you?

[RedZin]

Originally Posted by mike1003

Incontinence leads to UTIs and skin infections, condoms prevent pregnancies, sunscreens prevent skin cancers. All are MEDICALLY necessary

As I stated in OP, pads, plugs and toilet paper clean up a mess! Not medically necessary.

I'm pretty sure that if you left that menstrual blood in your pants and didn't have something to absorb it, you could wind up with a UTI or skin infection, no?

Medically necessary.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

Oh, you did your bit for those in power. Quite a bit, actually. They love good little go-alongers.

Not voting isn't protest, it's surrender.

The Greeks had a word for those so engaged in their own matters that they refused to shoulder the responsibility of running the polis. And that word was "idiōtēs".

as I already mentioned, I go out of my way to avoid interaction with the state as much as possible. This is not "going along". If you dont attend a catholic church does that mean you are going along with Catholicism?
And yes good citizen, governments have been conning and demagoguing the masses into participation since before the days of "the greeks"

[residinghere2007]

Cool! Plan on using my leftover HSA from a previous job to buy a sh**load of tampons and pads (lol but I am serious lol!)

[kitty61]

Originally Posted by mike1003

I'm posting this here because I'm guessing that I'm gonna get a raft of crap because of my opinion.

Believe me, I am not female bashing. I just think that we are too burdened by Federal regulations and laws

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/39...es-with-health

I understand why this reached congress, but isn't;' this a state's right's issue? Sales tax vs no sales tax?

I, obviously, never had a need for these items, but I do have a wife, daughter and granddaughter.

I'm a pharmacist

Yes, cough and cold products and many other products are "health" related and are available on FHSs. Isn't it a stretch to claim menstrual products are health related? Plugs and pads are no different than toilet paper. A necessary product to clean up a mess.

Birth control, diaphragms (yes they are still rarely sold), menstrual cramp meds, UTI OTC meds, etc are health related and should be covered. (BTW, Viagra, two tubs, etc are not even covered by insurance! If an insurance company does cover them, it's +/-6 a months with a high co-pay)

This is a political CYA in response to Ashley Judd being a "nasty woman" at the anti-Trump rally. IMHO, she's still a nasty woman!

That said, I am happy for all the young women that this helps, but it's still wrong

I don't know how a medically-trained man like you can think that bleeding is not a health matter.