Keith Ellison joined Alexanddria Ocasio-Cortez in ridiculing a 'pink tax' on tampons and other feminine hygiene products; meanwhile, Ohio unanimously passed a repeal of state sales tax on feminine products.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went on the offensive against a state"pink tax" targeting women's products and services.that disparaged her for getting a"high-dollar hairdo" by bringing attention to a so-called"pink tax" on a wide range of hygiene products such as tampons, hair care products or body sprays.
Ellison, the former DNC deputy chairman, defended her and highlighted how haircuts, health care and car repair prices for women are higher than their male equivalents, according to consumer studies. Their criticism of"the cost of simply being female" occurred as the Ohio state legislature unanimously"Haircuts for women cost more than those for men. Also health care, car repairs, etc. That's reality for the awesome AOC and every other woman.
in a 91-0 vote and corresponding Senate Bill 26, effectively repealing the so-called"pink tax" or"tampon tax" as its been dubbed in other state assemblies.of how Vice President Mike Pence has spent"several thousand haircuts' worth" of taxpayer funds on visits to Trump-owned golf courses."I wonder if Republicans care about corruption as much as they care about a woman's cut & color," she remarked Thursday.
The Ohio repeal of the"pink tax" is far from the first state legislative effort to curb what the Brennan Center's Jennifer Weiss-WolfFriday as"a popular euphemism for gender-based pricing" in which the cost of products or services for women are higher than their corresponding male equivalents.the latest iteration of the"Pink Tax Repeal Act," H.R. 2048, which only garnered the support of two Republicans versus 49 Democrats.
on Facebook."Proud to have sponsored HB 19, which was included in SB 26 today. This is a victory for all Ohio women in reducing their tax burden & being treated more equally under the law!"article, highlighting several women's comments arguing most people"have no idea" how much black women specifically spend on hair care products. HePackages of Tampax brand tampons on a drugstore shelf in New York on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
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