Many places do not collect sales tax on food. In NYC, for instance, prepared foods are taxed but general groceries are not. And you’re free to lobby for liftin

Many places do not collect sales tax on food. In NYC, for instance, prepared foods are taxed but general groceries are not. And you’re free to lobby for lifting taxes on glasses. I’d support that. The argument against sales tax on feminine hygiene products is that its punitive towards and entire class of people. It’s especially difficult for women in or on the edge of poverty. People who are already struggling to choose between food and rent or food and utilities can’t easily afford and extra $25/mo to keep from bleeding all over their clothes. Adding $2 in tax on top of that can mean forgoing another two meals. I’ve spoken to women who would just stuff their underwear with toilet paper from their workplace bathrooms and pray they didn’t leak through, because they couldn’t afford anything more reliable. This is something men don’t have to worry about, and unfortunately it’s still almost entirely men writing the laws about what gets taxed.