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[deleted] t1_is4vy91 wrote

Reply to comment by investthrowaway000 in CVS cuts cost of menstrual products in 12 states with "tampon tax" by AmethystOrator

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rc042 t1_is5ecil wrote

Welcome conservative! The "why" is because it is a basic human need. It is the right thing to do.

>Any real argument I think of leads to the thought that there are a heap of other things poor people need to live but are not subsidised.

This is not an either or situation. People should have everything they need to live. Basic human needs should be supplied to all individuals.

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gammonbudju t1_is5i861 wrote

> Welcome conservative!

You think I'm right wing because I ask one question, that is amazingly narrow minded.

> The "why" is because it is a basic human need.

I'm male, I need razors. Should they be subsidised?

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robit-the-robit t1_is5iol2 wrote

It is for the benefit of a society that young people are educated. However, girls who cannot afford menstrual products are forced to interrupt their education during their periods because they have to stay home. It benefits society to minimize the interruptions to education, and therefore, those who cannot afford it should be given menstrual products. Realistically, they are probably already unofficially subsidized by the school's nurse, either from the school's budget or from the nurse's own pocket.

Arguing against this is to argue for the creation of a subservient class of women.

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gameguyswifey t1_is5ovw0 wrote

Do you actually think that 12 tampons is all that everyone needs per month? If so, you are laughably uninformed. If not, then you are not arguing in good faith. Either way, your factual premise is severely flawed.

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DefTotesSeriously t1_is7j9tm wrote

I have to ask...exactly where on this earth do you live??? 'Cause the last package of tampons I bought contained 40 ultras (for over-achieving bleeders), and it was just shy of $20.

And NO, shaving supplies are NOT an equivalent to female sanitary products.

A person decides to shave...or not to shave.

A menstruating female menstruates.

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[deleted] t1_is7ug8a wrote

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DefTotesSeriously t1_is8crbn wrote

Hmm...so the following was not a response you posted:

"I'm male, I need razors. Should they be subsidised?"

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[deleted] t1_is8f317 wrote

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DefTotesSeriously t1_is93pub wrote

>I guess you're referring to one of my comments where I mention shaving then edited it out?

Your post is still up, and it reads exactly as was quoted.

>Although I only compared shaving products to tampons

Correct, and I refuted your comparison.

>I thought someone will straw man that argument. Misrepresenting that comment, saying I think these things are 100% equivalent. Which you just did

I made no intimation that I know what you do or do not think. I simply pointed out the lack of veracity in a comparative statement you used in an attempt to discredit the cause of those in support of tax credits and/or subsidies for women's sanitary products.

IMHO, suggesting I've not only misundstood but have also blatantly misrepresented your comment by way of a straw man fallacy is, at once, both puerile and pathetic.

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