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06-21-2017, 06:38 AM
Mad about the tampon tax? Try a subscription box
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Despite surges of activism around the issue, the tampon tax is alive and well.*
The sales tax on sanitary products—a tax that isn't applied to many kinds of condoms or any products that mostly men use—was upheld in Australia (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-19/online-shoppers-stung-by-gst-from-2018-tampon-tax-stays/8632268) this week. In the United States, sales tax is still applied to feminine hygiene products in all but seven (https://taxfoundation.org/tampon-taxes-sales-tax/) states. *
While Australia's decision disappointed activists, there is one group that can make the best of it: period subscription services.*
Some subscription services, where you sign up and get organic tampons and maybe chocolate delivered to your door every month, are marketing themselves as a way to ensure your unfair tax dollars are used for good.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/20/period-subscription-tampon-tax/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Despite surges of activism around the issue, the tampon tax is alive and well.*
The sales tax on sanitary products—a tax that isn't applied to many kinds of condoms or any products that mostly men use—was upheld in Australia (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-19/online-shoppers-stung-by-gst-from-2018-tampon-tax-stays/8632268) this week. In the United States, sales tax is still applied to feminine hygiene products in all but seven (https://taxfoundation.org/tampon-taxes-sales-tax/) states. *
While Australia's decision disappointed activists, there is one group that can make the best of it: period subscription services.*
Some subscription services, where you sign up and get organic tampons and maybe chocolate delivered to your door every month, are marketing themselves as a way to ensure your unfair tax dollars are used for good.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/20/period-subscription-tampon-tax/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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