Period Products Should Be Tax-Free

Balancing the budget and weighing the tampon tax

Source: Nataliya Vaitkevich and Anna Shvets

Last week Representative Meng (D-NY) wrote a letter to President Biden urging his administration to take executive action to end period poverty, which refers to some people’s inability to afford menstrual health products such as tampons and pads. This past year has brought about unprecedented public health and economic…