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Taxing tampons isn’t just unfair, it’s unconstitutional
Los Angeles Times ^ | June 11, 2019 | Erwin Chemerinsky & Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Posted on 07/11/2019 4:43:23 PM PDT by kaehurowing

If the government were to require that only men or only women had to pay a tax of several hundred dollars a year solely because of their sex, that would be an unconstitutional denial of equal protection under the 14th Amendment. Yet that is exactly the effect of the so-called tampon tax.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: berkeleynuts; calinsanity; crazylibs; givemeabreak; idiocracy; lofan; nuttyprofessor; tampons; tampontax; usebetterkeywords; wackolawschooldean
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More liberal insanity. The argument is that it is unconstitutional to charge women (and presumably men) a sales tax for any item that is gender specific.
1 posted on 07/11/2019 4:43:23 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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OMG the insanity of the left never ever stops...


2 posted on 07/11/2019 4:44:06 PM PDT by Professional
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Gender’s just an abstract concept. If you don’t like the tax, change your gender.


3 posted on 07/11/2019 4:44:23 PM PDT by dead (Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
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But some colleges are putting tampons in the men’s room, saying that men menstruate as well.

Someone got their wires crossed on this one.


4 posted on 07/11/2019 4:45:13 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Sure it’s fair. Men can menstruate too, ya know. At least according to libs.


5 posted on 07/11/2019 4:45:44 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: kaehurowing

Stuck up ****


6 posted on 07/11/2019 4:46:00 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (TDenounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: kaehurowing

Gender specific? Not necessarily.

7 posted on 07/11/2019 4:46:34 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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If there’s an unconstitutional tampon tax, is there also an unconstitutional condom tax?


8 posted on 07/11/2019 4:46:40 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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I’m sick of this liberal insanity. While, whine, whine.


9 posted on 07/11/2019 4:46:48 PM PDT by Wm F Buckley Republican
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To: kaehurowing

I’m sick of this liberal insanity. While, whine, whine.


10 posted on 07/11/2019 4:46:50 PM PDT by Wm F Buckley Republican
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It’ll never go anywhere. Government wants tax revenue.


11 posted on 07/11/2019 4:46:56 PM PDT by Tax-chick (It's the guitar solo! Everybody polka!!!)
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To: kaehurowing

The writers at the Babylon Bee must read stuff like this and just shake their heads.


12 posted on 07/11/2019 4:48:03 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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When I bought (feminine hygiene products) for my daughter they charged me tax. What are they complaining about?!


13 posted on 07/11/2019 4:48:18 PM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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They’re insane.


14 posted on 07/11/2019 4:49:27 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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LOL - the same people are telling us we need tampon machines in men’s rooms. Which is it?


15 posted on 07/11/2019 4:49:32 PM PDT by Ingtar
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...pay a tax of several hundred dollars a year... that is exactly the effect of the so-called tampon tax.

Just the TAXES on her tampons is several hundred dollars a year? How many boxes of tampons is she buying?

She needs to scheduled an appointment with a genealogist immediately because this isn't normal.

16 posted on 07/11/2019 4:49:35 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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“that would be an unconstitutional denial of equal protection”
Of course. It’s right there in the Tampon Clause.


17 posted on 07/11/2019 4:50:34 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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To: kaehurowing

Using that logic, taxing bras would be unconstitutional.


18 posted on 07/11/2019 4:50:58 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List)
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Female logic at its best.


19 posted on 07/11/2019 4:52:25 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: kaehurowing

The left are just unhinged , and cannot see any sense what so ever anymore.


20 posted on 07/11/2019 4:52:34 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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