{"id":5074,"date":"2019-02-26T19:47:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2019-02-26T19:47:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:47:20","slug":"brinks-and-mcmorrow-team-up-to-strike-tampon-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/brinks\/2019\/02\/26\/brinks-and-mcmorrow-team-up-to-strike-tampon-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Brinks and McMorrow team up to strike \u2018tampon tax\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Legislation would make feminine hygiene products more affordable for women<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LANSING \u2014 State Sens. <strong>Winnie Brinks<\/strong> (D-Grand Rapids) and <strong>Mallory McMorrow <\/strong>(D-Royal Oak) today introduced legislation to make Michigan the next state to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales and use tax \u2014 a move that makes these essential products accessible and affordable for more women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFeminine hygiene products are a necessity and to use them isn\u2019t a choice,\u201d Sen. Brinks said. \u201cFor some, the cost over the course of a year, or even a lifetime, is already difficult to bear before factoring taxes. We should treat these products like any other medical expense and create easier access for every woman in Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is estimated that women use approximately 17,000 tampons and sanitary napkins in their lifetime. Michigan currently exempts food, medicine, durable medical equipment, farming equipment and newspapers from the state\u2019s six percent sales tax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost women will buy tampons for decades of their life. That&#8217;s a fact. It&#8217;s something that&#8217;s medically necessary and essential to our everyday lives. What may seem like small change in taxes adds up quickly over time,\u201d Sen. McMorrow said. \u201cLet&#8217;s give women more spending power to put back into our economy how they see fit: to buy groceries, contribute to child care, or save toward a house or retirement. 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