Pads and Tampons are NOT Luxury Products!
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Sponsor: The Breast Cancer Site
Tell Mississippi and Alabama that feminine hygiene products should not be taxed!
In the United States, food, medical supplies, and other necessities, are often exempt from state sales tax1. Many items that don’t seem quite “necessary” fall into this tax-free category, including items like sunscreen, Rogaine, and anti-dandruff shampoo2.
In many states, feminine hygiene products are also seen as non-essential, luxury items, and not exempt from sales tax3.
Menstruation is a fact of life for most women. Products like pads, tampons, and menstrual cups are essential to protecting health and sanitation. They are not optional, so why aren’t they exempt from tax4?
Adding insult to injury is the fact that due to the wage gap, women make approximately 79 cents for every dollar a male colleague earns for the same work5. Not only are women being taxed for essential hygiene products, they have less money to spend than their male counterparts.
Some states have ended this unfair taxation of women, as lawmakers in at least 20 states introduced legislation this year. But at least 28 states still have the menstrual-related taxes in the books6.
Sign the petition and tell the leaders of Mississippi and Alabama to end this discriminatory and unfair tax!