Did you know...

• Most states charge sales tax on tampons and pads

• 42% of all women in Texas bleed and most, if not all, use some kind of feminine hygiene product

• This tax is an extra tax burden on all women in Texas and especially unfair for women in poverty

• Nearly 80% of Texas State legislators are men. State legislators decide what products get taxed and which don't

• Men do not have periods

• Sales tax revenue in Texas from tampons and pads accounts for way less than 1% (0.07%, actually) of total sales tax revenue. So eliminating the tax will have a very small impact on state finances

• A few Texas legislators tried to pass a law to eliminate the tax, but it never got a hearing in the Finance Committee

• Several brave legislators are trying again in 2019 -- let's help them get it passed!

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WANNA HELP?  Visit change.org and sign our petition:

https://www.change.org/p/ina-minjarez-remove-the-tampon-tax-in-texas

 

Leave a comment while you're there to show what the women (and men!) of Texas feel about this issue.  And visit the Support page for more ways to take action!

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