Thursday, July 30, 2020
Female Menstrual Products Should have a Low Cost with No Tax
Everyone has learned about it in their 5th grade science class, so everyone must know about it, yet governments and companies treat it as a luxury choice women make every month. Menstrual products have turned into a complete marketing frenzy, with ridiculous prices for this natural process. Better yet, they are taxed. A bill was sent to the California State Legislature to exempt these products from taxation in June of 2016, but it was vetoed by our state governor in fear of loss of money. Women are having to spend around $13-25 a month, 12 months a year from say about age 12 to 52 (40 years), all for one person. Let's do the math. That's about $6,240 dollars for something that we can't even control, for one person. Have a sister? Double it. That kind of money can add up quickly, especially in low income families. Not to mention, lack of feminine hygiene products in the homeless communities is seriously disregarded and unspoken about. Women are being preyed upon of every month for years by greedy government officials who want to profit off of recurrent natural processes to improve other life qualities with the taxes taken. What about our quality of life? Women should not have to worry or go without essential products to take care of their hygiene. Do you agree or disagree? If you do not undergo menstruation, how would you feel about having to buy these products for yourself? Do you think these products should be taxed, why or why not? What are your thoughts on the subject?
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I completely agree with you. I have always questioned why we spend so much money on necessary items. Living in a household with four women, we spend a lot of money on these essential items. These feminine menstrual products are not something you could live without, so we should not have to spend extra money. Menstrual cycles are not optional, it happens to all women. Taking away tax would be ideal. Some people have trouble buying these products now, and lowering the cost would be so helpful.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way, women are being charged for these feminine products when it isn't our choice to menstruate. We waste so much money for these products, and for the people that are homeless or have very low incomes it's such a struggle to have to pay for these once a month. Especially if there are other women and girls in the household as well. For those women who have menstrual problems or conditions that need more product use waste even more money than the usual amount. These products should not be taxed and for us to be taxed for it is so unfair. At least if they're going to tax women, at least lower the actual cost to buy the products. Or even provide free feminine products to the homeless and the poor who have horrible hygiene because they can't afford those essential things. Hopefully, one day women don't get taxed anymore for essential feminine products and that we are treated with at least some fairness when it comes to our periods.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. We can't control menstruation. If they still want to tax us, they should at least lower the cost or the tax. Women who have pains during menstruation want to lower their pain with the use of pain medication designed specifically for their pain. Not only do hygiene products cost a lot, pain relievers for it also adds to the price. Pain relievers cost around 5-12 dollars. Including the said price of 13-25 dollars a month, add around 7 dollars to it for people who need the medication. Not to also mention that homeless and the poor cannot afford hygiene products like this. They should lower the tax or cost of these products for women. It's unfair for us because we can't choose whether or not we want to have a menstruation cycle.
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