France votes to reduce tax on tampons and sanitary towels:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/11/france-votes-cut-tax-tampons-sanitary-towels
There was a 20% tax on sanitary products and now this tax is being reduced to 5.5%. I think that it's a good start for sure. It's always seemed kind of ridiculous that necessary products like this are so expensive. People have argued that feminine products should be treated the same as other necessities like food, water, and condoms.
I believe that in order for progress like this to be made, we need to get better as a society with talking about periods. It's such a weird, taboo thing. It's as if everyone wants to pretend periods just don't exist. I don't actually know what the tax is here in the U.S., but I'm hoping that becoming more accepting of normal bodily functions is something that will happen worldwide.
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