S2 Ep53: The Pink Tax

This week we're learning about the pink tax. We discuss multiple ways that it affects all genders and racial groups differently. We bring up side by side comparisons of different products and discuss studies done on the pink tax. We end off the episode with the failed and passed state and federal legislation on the topic, and provide some petitions that listeners can sign to let our legislators know how we feel about the pink tax. All petitions can be found below in the sources. Find 3 Spooked Girls wherever you find your favorite podcasts! Find them on Instagram & Twitter! Sources https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/pink-tax-how-women-pay-more/ https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2022/12/22/63a414f8e2704e394d8b4580.html https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/what-is-the-pink-tax-and-how-does-it-hinder-women/ https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8a42df04-8b6d-4949-b20b-6f40a326db9e/the-pink-tax---how-gender-based-pricing-hurts-women-s-buying-power.pdf https://www.healthline.com/health/the-real-cost-of-pink-tax#Making-tampons-and-pads-more-accessible https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/pink-tax https://womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/sites/womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov/files/AB%201287%20%28Bauer-Kahan%29%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2021/11/04/gov--whitmer-signs-first-bill-repealing-tampon-tax-drives-down-costs-for-families https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/2022/02/12/theres-a-pink-tax-on-women/?sh=269bac417318 https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5686 https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_events/1588356/mosharybhatiatuchman_updated2.pdf https://www.billtrack50.com/blog/social-issues/sex-drugs/pink-tax-period-equity-legislation/ https://www.npr.org/2018/03/25/564580736/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-that-s-seen-as-discriminating-against-women Petitions https://www.change.org/t/pink-tax-en-us https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/abolish-pink-tax https://www.thepetitionsite.com/620/373/207/womens-products-are-more-expensive-end-the-pink-tax-now/ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/endperiodpoverty

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Hey! We are Ash and Katy, this is our podcast, Always the Last to Know! Growing up we were taught how to live in the world, everything was going fine…until literally, the entire world changed, thus making everything we had learned essentially obsolete. Needless to say, Mr. Feeny and Cory Matthews did not prepare us for social media takeovers, taxes, or making our way through an insane world where an entire generation is trauma bonded. It feels like we missed entire lessons on things so the goal is to fill in the gaps of our education- from discussions on current laws to clones, from N.A.T.O to what's hidden under melting glaciers, join us while we attempt to navigate our way through the world, figure out adulthood, and hopefully learn something new along the way!