Australians Rail Against Tampon Tax

A movement to abolish the 10 percent tax on Australia’s tampons is heating up because the novelty of koala bears has worn off and there’s nothing left to discuss in Australia. Currently tampons in Australia are classified as “Luxury items” and not “Health items.” It’s all relative. Twelve years in a Soviet gulag you’re using a box of maxis as a pillow and making toasts while you squeeze puddle water into your mouth from a Playtex. In the suburbs, I’d say they’re more standard issue like toilet paper and unlimited I-Tunes purchases. The government defines Health Items as those which can prevent an illness. Tampons don’t fit into that category although I’ve been known to wretch when staring at my couch cushions. I suppose they’re something every woman needs and yet those giant bags of cotton balls remain on embargo.

Overall a ten percent tax on an item you use discreetly grab off the shelf once a month doesn’t have a tangible effect on anyone but it’s all about the symbolism of feminists nitpicking silly bullshit as they ignore the big picture.  First we take Q-Tips. Then the world. Why am I still paying taxes on my rotating bed? It’s called procreation.

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