February 12, 2020

Silly Stuff

Buzz Flash - Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are raising objections to a proposal that would add feminine hygiene products to the list of items that can be purchased during the state’s annual sales-tax holiday, the Associated Press reported.

According to the AP, the GOP lawmakers worried that women would abuse the law and purchase too many feminine hygiene products during the pause on state sales tax on some items — including computers and clothing. The pause lasts only one weekend, starting on the last Friday of July, the AP reported.

Eliminating the so-called “tampon tax” has been a growing movement in states across the country. Advocates argue that feminine hygiene products are a basic necessity that should be added to a list of necessities that aren’t subject to taxes, such as groceries and medicine.

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