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Tax dollars going to the wrong places
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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2026
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At a bare minimum they should not be subject to sales tax
Oh, knowing the US, tampon brands will just skyrocket in price because it's free unregulated money.
3 generations from now, Americans will travel overseas mindblown that tampons aren't $60 / 16 pack and along with things like insulin still being dirt cheap.
"Why's it so much cheaper here?!"
"Now, I know you're not gonna believe this so easily, but..." explains
"Well I'm glad the government pays for it and not me."
"Yeeeeah. I think you're still not quite getting it..." explains more
"Noooo. That would never happen in the US."
"Okay, so..."
Or they’ll make the cheapest ones possible and give those away and girls in school will get made fun of if they’re seen with them
Ah, building on the social tier anxiety. A classic.
I just don't have the knack of turning everything into a way to make money. I watch Mad Men like, "That would never fucking wor- oh... Ooooh, okay... Jeez... And they made a highly successful show about it. Fuck, they're good."
It helps to be a cynical misanthrope
Sales tax shouldn't exist, period (pun very much intended).
Yep. Its terribly regressive and gives car dealers too much power.
Agreed. Putting sales tax on already very expensive bombs is just unnecessary