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Tampons Are a Necessity Yet Are Being Taxed Unconstitutionally

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Lamberto Lopez

This June, California state legislators and Governor Gavin Newsom agreed on a new budget that included provisions to exempt menstrual products from being taxed. Surely, this is a death blow to the “tampon tax” in California? Not quite — in reality, it’s more like a tranquilizer dart. This is because the exemption is only good […]

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