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RE: More States Tax Tampons Than Candy in America - michaelsean - 12-11-2015 (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. RE: More States Tax Tampons Than Candy in America - GMDino - 12-11-2015 (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? ![]() 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. RE: More States Tax Tampons Than Candy in America - michaelsean - 12-11-2015 Again you are quoting what the author calls it. Under your definition, any sales tax is a luxury tax. |