More States Tax Tampons Than Candy in America

[*michaelsean*]

(12-11-2015, 11:15 AM)GMDino Wrote: Its a luxury tax. And because it seems silly to tax something that only women use.  Even if they could just shove a sock up there every day for a week once a month.  

Why?  It's a hygiene -health product like thousands of others.  What does the fact that women use it have anything to do with it?

And you can keep calling it a luxury tax, but it is not.  It is a standard sales tax.

[GMDino]

(12-11-2015, 12:47 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Why?  It's a hygiene -health product like thousands of others.  What does the fact that women use it have anything to do with it?

And you can keep calling it a luxury tax, but it is not.  It is a standard sales tax.

http://fusion.net/story/142965/states-that-tax-tampons-period-tax/

Quote: Wrote:For those uninitiated in the country’s tax codes (lucky you!), most states tax all “tangible personal property” but make exemptions for select “necessities” (non-luxury items). Things that are considered necessities usually include groceries, food stamp purchases, medical purchases (prescriptions, prosthetics, some over-the-counter drugs), clothes (in some states), and agriculture supplies. The lists of exemptions vary from state to state.

Tampons, however, are rarely considered a necessity by state governments, and most states do not allow exemptions for them (nor do they even list them in their tax codes). Yet as every woman who has ever gotten her period knows, feminine hygiene products are not a choice; they’re a required part of being a woman. And the costs for these products can add up.

[*michaelsean*]

Again you are quoting what the author calls it. Under your definition, any sales tax is a luxury tax.