Why are feminine hygiene products taxed when they are a necessity?

I can guarantee you that they wouldn't be taxed if women stopped buying them and were just bleeding everywhere. That would be super gross but it would prove that they are needed.

Why is gin taxed when it is a necessity?

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A necessity for what? Gunshot wounds?

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It is a necessity for me to drink.

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That would explain your posts.

Raging alcoholics are not known for their intelligence or logical thinking, just like you.

Look who's on the rag..........^

Sin tax.

Stop funding Planned Parenthood and spend the money on hygiene products instead.

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What does planned parenthood have to do with anything?

Your post makes no sense.

Because they aren't a necessity; they are nice to have, but not a necessity.

Prior to paper-based and cotton- and polyester-wadded products, women used cotton rags with cotton wadding, and washed them.

Cloth diapers aren't taxed. Disposables are.

Hillary lost.

You're not wrong.

There is also an argument to be made that they could be covered under medical insurance.

Isn't food and water a necessity. Are they not taxed, they are in the UK.

Sales taxes are set on state and local levels. We don't have a national sales tax or a VAT.

That said, I think that most states here do not tax food or water. The exception is that if you eat in a restaraunt, there is a tax. Where I live, if you go to a fast food place and get the food to go, there is no tax on it, dine in has a sales tax. I suspect it's like that in much of America.

Oh, ok. I thought that might be the case, but regardless, tampons are not a necessity, just very handy.

Food and Water... but not Tea!!! That is where you drew the line and caused the colonists to rebel by upping Tea Taxes.

Tax Free Tea for ALL!!!

And the first order of business... a Tea Tax was imposed.

Just because not having them is nasty doesn't mean they're a necessity.

Is deoderant a necessity? Is soap/shampoo? Toothpaste?

How much are these things taxed, anyway? They aren't that expensive, so the taxes can't be increasing their cost by very much. Are you suggesting they should be given out to everyone and paid for by taxation?

no longer taxed in Canada.

I thought DBOTY showed us that you had access to plenty of douches all year long?

Since when are necessities tax-free? Food is a necessity: taxed. Water: taxed. Shelter: taxed.

So what are you comparing to?

I don't know many girls that need them before age 13 or after age 50-60ish.

The disposable ones were invented until 1888 by Johnson & Johnson. What was wrong with the way things were done before then? The current ones are just as bad for the environment as disposable diapers.

I've got a better question for you:

Why does it cost a man more to buy a refill pack of blades for his razor than it does for him to just throw out the razor and buy a new one?

A new Gillette Mach 3 razor costs $15 but the refill blades cost $40, how is that fair?

Same sales model as printers and ink. That people fall for it is why it continues.

You can generally find off-brand refills that fit for much less.

Also, you get multiple blades when you buy a refill, but only one when you buy a new razor. I mean, that's obvious.

Well, to be fair, you get anywhere from 5 to 12 blades on each refill, including the original one...

But yeah. Still, making the razor itself a loss leader to sell you blades is part of the game. You can search online and find coupons galore to get your next razor free or close to, if you like.

We had an independent member's bill in Canada that removed the GST (federal sales tax, a VAT) from feminine hygiene products. Australia did so earlier and I believe New Zealand and the UK have both followed suit.

A girlfriend asked me to pick up some Kotex at the store once, and when I got to the checkout the geek smirked at me as he rang 'em up. I said; "they're not the greatest thing in the world, but they're next to it!"

I always love when they ask you to just pick up XYZ... but never specify the type. Stores don't just sell "tampons" or "maxipads" any longer, there are different types of fits and flow designs.

Why even pay for them at all? They should be giving them out to us for free like they do with water cups at restaurants