All women start their period at some point. From age 11, all the way to around the age 60. Women can’t control their period and are now getting taxed on paying for our feminal supplies. Tampon taxes refers to a condition in the sales tax law under which tampons- and other feminine hygiene products used to absorb menstrual flow-some are not taxed because of medical necessities.

Tampons should be free, not taxed. The price of tampons are expensive as well, seven dollars for only 35 tampons. “I just want people to realize this is not insignificant,” said Garcia, a Democrat, “even if you’re on a tight budget.” Especially if your period is super heavy, and periods last for about 3-7 days.

Women have symptoms such as cramps, craving food/chocolate, having to buy new underwear, acne medicine, and also always cranky and tired.  But, that doesn’t mean our tampons should be taxed just because men don’t, we go through a lot of pain while on our periods.

“Basically we are being taxed for being women,” Garcia said in announcing the bill. “This is a step in the right direction to fix this gender injustice. Women have no choice but to buy these products, so the economic effect is only felt by woman [sic] and women of color are particularly hard hit by this tax. You can’t just ignore your period, it’s not like you can just ignore the constant flow.” The taxes will do nothing but have billions of women protest, we can’t help but get our periods.

“Liquor is a choice and a luxury, and human biology is not,” California State Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia said in a statement last week. “There is no happy hour for menstruation. Our tax code needs to reflect the fact that it’s not ok to tax women for being born women.” Females are getting taxed on being women. Being taxed on tampons will cause protests all over the world because it isn’t fair. Women don’t have a choice when it comes to  periods.

Eight states: Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Illinois have made tampons and sanitary products tax-exempt. Several other states, including Alaska, New Hampshire, Delaware and Oregon, don’t have any state sales tax. ¨I have no idea why states would tax these as luxury items,” said Obama, referring to feminine hygiene products, in an interview while in office last year. “I suspect it’s because men were making laws when those taxes were passed.” Women don’t deserve to be paying taxes on tampons.

Tampon taxes should not pass in California, women can not control their menstrual cycle, and women don’t need to be taxed on the fact of changing into an older women. Periods are not our choices, and therefore, we should not be taxed.