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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.
To: kaehurowing
OMG the insanity of the left never ever stops...
To: kaehurowing
Gender’s just an abstract concept. If you don’t like the tax, change your gender.
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:44:23 PM PDT
by
dead
(Our next president is going to be sooooo boring.)
To: kaehurowing
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.
To: kaehurowing
Sure it’s fair. Men can menstruate too, ya know. At least according to libs.
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:45:44 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: kaehurowing
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:46:00 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(TDenounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: kaehurowing
Gender specific? Not necessarily.
To: kaehurowing
If there’s an unconstitutional tampon tax, is there also an unconstitutional condom tax?
To: kaehurowing
Im sick of this liberal insanity. While, whine, whine.
To: kaehurowing
Im sick of this liberal insanity. While, whine, whine.
To: kaehurowing
It’ll never go anywhere. Government wants tax revenue.
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:46:56 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(It's the guitar solo! Everybody polka!!!)
To: kaehurowing
The writers at the Babylon Bee must read stuff like this and just shake their heads.
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:48:03 PM PDT
by
Interesting Times
(WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
To: kaehurowing
When I bought (feminine hygiene products) for my daughter they charged me tax. What are they complaining about?!
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:48:18 PM PDT
by
rockrr
( Everything is different now...)
To: kaehurowing
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:49:27 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: kaehurowing
LOL - the same people are telling us we need tampon machines in men’s rooms. Which is it?
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:49:32 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
To: kaehurowing
...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.
To: kaehurowing
“that would be an unconstitutional denial of equal protection”
Of course. It’s right there in the Tampon Clause.
To: kaehurowing
Using that logic, taxing bras would be unconstitutional.
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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)
To: kaehurowing
Female logic at its best.
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posted on
07/11/2019 4:52:25 PM PDT
by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: kaehurowing
The left are just unhinged , and cannot see any sense what so ever anymore.
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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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