The L A Times strains (as if giving birth to an elephant) to justify claims of a "Pink Tax" against the ladies.

Reptilian_Brain_420 · 2018-08-26T01:20:24+00:00

" Many products aimed at women cost more than the versions men are supposed to buy "

Starts off with a doozie. So, women buy pink items at inflated prices because they are "supposed to"?

I don't recall ever walking into a store and being told what I'm supposed to buy. I seem to always have a choice.

" It cautioned that the studies had limitations and that their findings could not necessarily be generalized, however. "

However, we're going to generalize.

dontpet · 2018-08-26T01:38:02+00:00

Men need about $20 per week more food to maintain ourselves. What is that? The bloke tax?

mikesteane · 2018-08-26T01:11:08+00:00

price gaps are intertwined with other market factors that make consumer protection agencies’ task of conclusively identifying gender discrimination almost impossible.

Meaning: we had to really struggle to come up with something to justify the pink tax.

In the realm of small-business loans, studies found that women were rejected more than men when applying, were given smaller loans and were less likely to apply for loans in the first place for fear of being rejected, the GAO report says

And here we are ignoring all the other factors that are intertwined (such as deposits, job security and income) because we can get the result we want only by ignoring them. Also we can't (or don't want to) see that this sort of article will contribute to the fear of being rejected, if that really is a factor.

TheMythof_Feminism · 2018-08-26T00:56:49+00:00

I'd put down this month's paycheck that in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. , Germany and Sweden, men are paying far more in taxes than women, when controlling for all factors.

"Pink tax"? what a joke.

thrway_1000 · 2018-08-26T03:10:11+00:00

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Title	The L A Times strains (as if giving birth to an elephant) to justify claims of a "Pink Tax" against the ladies.
Author	Imnotmrabut
Upvotes	12
Comments	8
Date	August 26, 2018 12:44 AM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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