Residents of Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products.

Shoppers in Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products, making the state one of the few in the nation to eliminate the so-called “tampon tax.”

A new law that went into effect Friday eliminates the sales tax on feminine hygiene products including items like tampons, menstrual pads and menstrual cups.

In addition to menstrual products, the law, S.B. 379, also eliminates the sales tax on family care items including diapers, baby bottles, baby wipes, maternity clothing and breast milk pump products.

  • BossDj
    985·
    1 year ago

    I think I figured it out.

    Since every other law is attempting to force women to be stay at home moms, men are having to foot the bill for menstrual products, and we can’t be burdening men with such women problems.

    OR Republican Texas men don’t know what tampons are for because sex ed in Texas, so the women who sponsored it lied and said it’s for babies.

    • Wogi@lemmy.world
      282·
      1 year ago

      Looking at the bill, a brief glance would make it seem that all it does is eliminate taxes for some stuff. You’d have to actually read it to find out what stuff it eliminates taxes on, which most Republicans won’t do. They see fewer taxes and they vote yes.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      A far too large group of people think tampons can be safely used for gunshot wounds, and this is Texas we’re talking about so…

      • sewerkat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        1 year ago

        Weren’t modern pads invented by military nurses using bandages? I see how that factoid could give people the wrong idea

    • jasondj@ttrpg.network
      3·
      1 year ago

      Still doesn’t make sense. Any man with a kid and half a clue knows that they don’t bleed when they’re pregnant. Thus, tampons are only necessary when women aren’t fulfilling their wifely duties, barefoot and pregnant.

      I mean, it really was seeming like the GOP wants every woman to be carrying their spawn (against their will) from menarche to menopause.

    • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      88·
      1 year ago

      Texas does something nice

      Half the thread: Let’s find some reason to bash on Texas!