Toiletry vs Pharmaceutical. No real correlation, but nice try.
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Ones a necessity the other isn't. Back to you Chris
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Just because something is a “necessity” doesn’t mean it can’t be taxed (plenty of them are). If the goal here is to highlight gender inequality, a better comparison would be birth control, which is not taxed.
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Nope. The goal is to highlight that men’s “needs” are subsidized but women’s needs are not.
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A pill that treats a bodily dysfunction is not the same as a tampon. A tampon is not a drug nor is it really any different in necessity than toilet paper.
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Here's the problem with that statement...Viagra is a pharmaceutical and tampons are not. I understand the argument, I do, but using Viagra as an example is wrong (seeing as how women aren't taxed for menopausal drugs)...it's like saying why tax diapers, or baby wipes, or formula.
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The parallel is problematic, for sure. I see no problem with taxing tampons.
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I don't mind paying taxes on my purchases (regardless of what they are)...now, I would really like to see prices come down, but that is a retail issue, not a govt issue. There are problems with access (like in jails and prisons), but again, I don't think they should be free.
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It’s called the patriarchy.
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????? What does patriarchy have to do with tax relief??? Are you just making up associations now????
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You obviously don’t understand the meaning of “patriarchy”.
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"a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.". You are still wrong....
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Anyone can copy and paste- doesn’t mean you understand it.
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Prescription drugs aren’t taxed. That’s the explanation. “Patriarchy” exists as a concept to allow for the satisfaction of being a victim
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