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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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That's a great way to put it.
Military budget: $961.6 billion for FY2026 (wikipedia) Period products: $11.5 billion yearly (https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/4/619)
"Some" really puts it in perspective.
I can't believe this number. 11.5 billions per year for period products??
$20-30 per month x 12 months x the number of post-puberty pre-menopause people is a lot
I mean, it makes sense. We don't want $900 billion in tampons. They are talking about buying tampons for the US, not for the whole world and then some. "Some" makes sense.
/jk