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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Champ finds his niche in UK sanitary nappy tax debate.
2016-02-23
[The Telegraph] President Barack Obama has weighed in to the debate on tampon tax in the UK.

After learning that British women must pay a five per cent on sanitary products, as they are classed 'luxury items', he told vlogger Ingrid Nilsen:

"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.

"I think it's pretty sensible for women in those states that you just mentioned to work to get those taxes removed. Those aren't federal taxes."

He admitted that he was "was not aware" of the tax until Nilsen told him in an interview with her and other YouTubers.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  HHHMMM, HHHMMM, Intehwesting

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > US TO CHINA: HAWAII IS NOT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA - PTI [Press Trust of India], in response to China's claims that its deployment of AD missles to the South China Sea is no different that what the US would do per defence of HAWAII.

DOES THE BAMMER BELIEVE [mistakenly] THAT BRITAIN IS A DE FACTO SOVEREIGN US STATE???

ARE THERE MORE THAN "57" US STATES, INCLUDING IN EUROPE???

DOES CHINA VIEW THE US-CONTROLLED HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO AS A REGIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY DISPUTED ISLAND CHAIN ALA SCS, + ECS = SENKAKUS [China = Diaoyus/Daoyus], + OKINAWA ARCHIPELAGO [China = Ryukyus]???

PROPAGANDA "WEAK/DECLINING" US VERSUS A DE FACTO "WEAK/DECLINING" US???

D *** NG IT, THE MIGHTY PEARL HARBOR 1941 USN BB USS "OKLAHOMA" WANTS TO KNOW!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-02-23 23:29  

#6  Oh daaaamn.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-02-23 17:02  

#5  Ouch.
Posted by: gorb   2016-02-23 16:25  

#4  #3 USN, Ret. wins the thread!
Posted by: Barbara   2016-02-23 16:10  

#3  As the First Douche Bag, he probably considers it professional courtesy.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2016-02-23 15:55  

#2  ...British women must pay...

"I think it's pretty sensible for women in those states that you just mentioned to work to get those taxes removed. Those aren't federal taxes."

I guess he didn't notice that Britain isn't three of the American states...
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-02-23 15:19  

#1  War On WomenTM!
Posted by: Raj   2016-02-23 14:08  

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