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Tax dollars going to the wrong places (discuss.online)
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[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

we can cover some tampons

That's a great way to put it.

Military budget: $961.6 billion for FY2026 (wikipedia) Period products: $11.5 billion yearly (https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/4/619)

"Some" really puts it in perspective.

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I can't believe this number. 11.5 billions per year for period products??

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

$20-30 per month x 12 months x the number of post-puberty pre-menopause people is a lot

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I mean, it makes sense. We don't want $900 billion in tampons. They are talking about buying tampons for the US, not for the whole world and then some. "Some" makes sense.

/jk