It's A Bloody Mess---Tampon Tax

Margo Seibert, Jennifer Moore, Catherine O'Neil, Natalie Brasington, and Taja-Nia Henderson, filed a lawsuit Thursday against New York's tax department and its commissioner, Jerry Boone. Their demand: Stop imposing a 4% "luxury tax" on feminine hygiene products. The complaint points to guidelines published by the taxation department in 1998 and 2014 that categorize pads and tampons as "general merchandise." That means they're not eligible for a "medical supplies" tax exemption.

New York women collectively pay $14 million in taxes on feminine hygiene products each year, the complaint estimates. The plaintiffs are seeking class action status and "restitution and damages in an amount to be determined at trial," as well as immediate relief from the tax.

Commissioner Boone declined to comment.

Two state lawmakers have proposed legislation that would explicitly add feminine hygiene products to the list of exempt items in New York's tax code, but it hasn't made significant gains toward enactment.

We are going to make a couple of random live calls to find out women's thoughts on this issue....

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