Its official! President Obama is the FIRST president to discuss care products designed for women in front of a live audience. Most probably don’t feel the need to, but clearly Obama feels otherwise. During an interview with “The East Room,” he was asked about menstrual products being taxed as a luxury good in 40 states.
Ingrid Nilson is just one of many curious woman who want to know why our care products have a luxury good tax on them. She says,
“I don’t know anyone who has a period who thinks it’s a luxury”
President Obama responded by saying, that his wife also would agree with that question. He then went on to say,
“I have to tell you, I have no idea why states would tax these as luxury items. I suspect it’s because men were making the laws when those taxes were passed.”
Obama that it would make more sense for woman to work to get those taxes removed. He says “Those aren’t federal taxes, those are state taxes.”
President Obama concluded by saying one of the main features of Obamacare is to make sure woman especially are not discredited in the healthcare market place. Obama is truly for the people !
Source: WashingtonTimes
