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PRESIDENT TALKS TAMPONS - Elise Foley: "President Barack Obama said Friday he had 'no idea' why many states tax tampons and menstrual pads as 'luxury items.' Well, he does have one idea. 'I suspect it's because men were making the laws when those taxes were passed,' the president told Ingrid Nilsen in a series of interviews with YouTube stars in the White House. Nilsen pointed out that 40 states require people to pay sales tax on feminine hygiene products, even though states often allow exemptions for 'necessities.' Tampons and pads, it turns out, are not considered a necessity in those states for sales tax purposes." [HuffPost]
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