Tax Free Tampon Bill in California (luxury, taxi, prices)

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by cb73

<< female. Law is stupid.

And the bill does not address shelling out for supplies--only the $.40 or so tax.

You've gotta be a man if you think the tax is that low...

[blueskywalker]

I don't know. I'm a female and have never felt burdened by the price of feminine products and i admit, i found some of the puns funny but i don't take it all too seriously.
And also, how much money do people spend on so much unnecessary junk? .... like paper towels, ultra-soft (and expensive) toilet paper, body wash , liquid hand soap, loads of other unnecessary household cleaning products, unnecessary hygiene products, junk food, pre-packaged food, soda, etc., etc., etc.,.
If people cut back just a bit on all of the stupid products (that are not only unnecessary but also add to the landfill and feed / support the stupid consumer driven / dominant cultural paradigm) they'd have enough money for the necessary things + a bit of tax money.
I could care less if tampons are taxed.

[PinaCarlotta]

^^^^ what she said

[cb73]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

You've gotta be a man if you think the tax is that low...

Always green package, 40 count, $5.37, usually a $1.00 off coupon to be found. That would put tax at about $.43. There's numerous cheaper options, store brands, etc.

I'm honestly not understanding all the posts I've seen elsewhere--it's like women are claiming they spend upwards of $100 a month or something.

[Slowpoke_TX]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Assembly Bill 1651 would create a five-year tax break on the purchase of menstrual products.

""Fundamentally this is about gender equity and leveling the field," said Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), the bill's author."

We all need certain health & beauty products to be healthy, and all of those products are taxed at the same rate. The fact that sales tax is collected upon products used exclusively by one sex or the other does not make anything unfair.

[Tulemutt]

It is a tax on being female. Name a necessary health product that only men, and all men, must use that is taxed. This isn't about money, per se. It's about legal gender equality as a fundamental operating concept.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Slowpoke_TX

We all need certain health & beauty products to be healthy, and all of those products are taxed at the same rate. The fact that sales tax is collected upon products used exclusively by one sex or the other does not make anything unfair.

It is about politics not gender equality.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by cb73

Always green package, 40 count, $5.37, usually a $1.00 off coupon to be found. That would put tax at about $.43.

Right.

"Total Cost of Your Period Over Your Lifetime: $18,171:"
Here's How Much A Woman's Period Will Cost Her Over A Lifetime

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by expatCA

It is about politics not gender equality.

How so? Please inform us about necessary health products that only men, and all men, must use that are taxed.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

It is a tax on being female. Name a necessary health product that only men, and all men, must use that is taxed. This isn't about money, per se. It's about legal gender equality as a fundamental operating concept.

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