Its a ludicrous situation when these products are taxed! I use tampons...in my first aid kit, which I will say has surprised a few people. Dammed if I know why though...even the military use them or something very similar.

Now this should be an interesting thread ;-) Cant wait for the Merican lads to chime in.

Why are tampons taxed? Well two reasons. One, if you live in a county with a VAT tax, say in the EU or OZ, apparently the regulations say that you can’t have a zero tax rate so feminine sanitary products get taxed.

AUSTRALIA – 10% Tampon Tax rate
CANADA – 0% Tampon Tax rate
FRANCE – 5.5% Tampon Tax rate
GERMANY – 19% Tampon Tax rate
ITALY – 21% Tampon Tax rate
UNITED KINGDOM – 5% Tampon Tax rate

If you live in the US then the tampon tax rates vary between States. Now a few states don’t tax such items but a great majority do and because many state legislatures are often disproportionality male in membership and leadership this issue isn’t seen as important or that someone such items are equivalent to condoms and this not required per se and a luxury item. Tell that to a woman in her reproductive years. Menstruation is sadly still a social taboo topic and so discussion of it and tampon taxes are often silenced due to concerns over inappropriate public discourse and the ‘not my problem’ mentality of male law makers. And that is a shame in the 21st century.

(damn I have paragraphed again. Now JJ will need to point this out and fjwjr will be upset because this may accidently ‘enlighten’ him. Or not. Who knows? I guess we shall see. ;-.)

When (if) VAT is removed from tampons, perhaps it will be removed from razor blades too.

Why ruin an otherwise interesting subject with addition of feminist propaganda?

It looks like here in Scotland it will soon be free for all women to recieve sanitry products and so it should be.
rest of the world pay attention.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37860905

#5 Wot next? Free toilet paper?

I'm ashamed to say I have never heard of a menstrual cup, I've heard of the furry cup to drink from, but I understand they are difficult to find these days, not that I'm looking or if I were, I think I would prefer not to find them in my quest for looking for them. Anyway Tax yes seems like a bad thing.

#3. thefox. Hand head slap and thank you. You just made my point perfectly.

I don’t know what is worse, your fallacious comparison and reasoning (sanitary products are equivalent to razors) or your as apparent (but presumably denied) sexism and ignorance – why should women get something tax-less? I, as a man, demand something as well.

Shaving, while certainly governed by cultural, social, civil and even personal norms / values and expectations – in its most basic form is a choice. Yes, your employment, social situation, cultural, personal values and comfort etc may require it but at its base level shaving is an opinion, a choice, for men.

Monthly menses for all women of reproductive age is NOT. Yes, it can be delayed or supressed by hormonal contraception but that in and of itself is quite expensive in most countries. And it is not an option for many of the world’s women.

You can chose not to shave but a great majority of women cannot chose to not ovulate and menstruate which then require (ideally) the use of feminine hygiene products. A tax of any amount on these items is often seen as an additional indignity. This is not frivolous or optional for most women. Many men chose to shave, some don’t. I hope you see the failure of your comparison.

I suspect you don’t given this this silly follow up. 6. thefox #5 Wot next? Free toilet paper?

Do you not have a mother, wife, sister or daughter in your life? If so, please speak to them so you can pull your head from your sexist nether regions.

#2 and 38 Jesus Christ, don't you have anything better to do than drone on.

#5 Free is not FREE unless no one is paying. Someone is always paying. Let's be honest here.

I'm just glad I don't have to deal with it any longer....the period I meant

#9. snotraddict Just like the reply to Foxy - Hand head slap and thank you. You also just made my point perfectly.

‘#5 Free is not FREE unless no one is paying. Someone is always paying. Let's be honest here’
And since you, as a man, are not directly and personally benifiting (or so you think) so why should you pay for this yes? That isnt selfish or uncharitable in the slightest...

It is so offensive to you that a necessary / required ‘item’ for ½ the world’s population be subsidized by taxes? Really? Our taxes go to pay for many things we may not agree with, one would think that a little compassion and support might be in order. To be honest I also think that oral contraceptives, given the costs, should also be covered – something that many men also enjoy the benefits of I might add.

And ‘38 Jesus Christ, don't you have anything better to do than drone on.’

#1. cameramaster made an observation and I replied. And then Foxy’s post was a great example of why this taxation issue persists.

I take it for you the comments posting section is not for discussion but just pithy short reflections. As your President Donaldo Drumpf would say – SAD. You don’t have to engage but why the need disparage?

#11 Austin, you may have gathered from my dismissive response to the video that I don't take this Tampax Tax quite as seriously as Feminazis such as yourself. I could go into more detail but... a) I don't enjoy typing as much as you do, and... b) I just don't have the time. Instead, take a look here https://tinyurl.com/os6q82b to read an article by a woman who's views broadly echo my own on this issue. You can then compose a verbose, tedious and multi-paragraphed reply which I shall not bother reading.

#1 You use Tampons in your first aid kit? Just what kind of an injury are you hoping to come across. That sounded wrong on purpose by the way.

#12 nice article. Agree.

#11 there's lots of necessary things that get taxed, to note this one item seems and is silly. Talk about removing the VAT tax on all items and I'm with you all the way. Haha, 38 was a typo for #8, but I suspect #38 will be you with another 10 paragraphs so perhaps it's a bit of foreshadowing. Relax a bit, not every comment requires a 3 page "dissertation".

I pay my taxes and i do not mind in the least if some of that is used to give free products to women.
For all the morons out there , If it were not for a woman and her menstrual cycle YOU would not be here.
Juzzzzzzzus Chrrrrist it is not as if every woman in Scotland would use this system if it were in place but for those who would it would be a small well deserved lifeline to hygiene.

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