Residents of Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products.
Shoppers in Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products, making the state one of the few in the nation to eliminate the so-called "tampon tax."
A new law that went into effect Friday eliminates the sales tax on feminine hygiene products including items like tampons, menstrual pads and menstrual cups.
In addition to menstrual products, the law, S.B. 379, also eliminates the sales tax on family care items including diapers, baby bottles, baby wipes, maternity clothing and breast milk pump products.
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I'm sure there's some Republican politician someplace in Texas saying that women have the ability to shut their periods down if they try, and they don't need socialist tampons.
lol why do idiots always say this? no one NEEDS to use viagra - ever. Can't get it up? deal with it. But half of the population NEEDS menstrual products, or there will be blood everywhere and that's a biohazard.
Or condoms, except in many states condoms actually are subject to sales tax like most other goods. Prescription drugs in general aren't subject to sales tax, which is why Viagra wasn't, same as birth control pills, insulin, blood thinners, etc.
Yeah, but it sounds more like a special imposition placed on women for being women if we talk about the "tampon tax" instead of arguing about whether or not there should be special cutouts on sales tax for products used primarily or exclusively by women.
This look to me like an advocacy group successfully advocating for common sense legislation:
“Advocates for menstrual equity who oppose a tax on menstrual products say the taboo around menstruation and the lack of access to menstrual products hurts women economically because it costs them money for products and may keep them from attending jobs and school. Poor menstrual hygiene poses health risks for women, including reproductive issues and urinary tract infections.”