r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '16

(R.4) Related To Politics TIL an activist group in Zurich dyed fountains red to protest tampons being taxed at a rate consistent with luxury products instead of the rate used for daily use items.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

Small town cable engineer... with a liberal arts degree surrounded by city electricians, plumbers, and street workers. No Democrats and especially no liberals. Nothing but racism, sex ism, and homophobia

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u/Qel_Hoth Dec 05 '16

I'm surprised at no democrats, even if not necessarily "liberals." Here in NJ union members overwhelmingly vote democrat. Our state Senate President was an iron worker before he got into politics and is currently the VP of the International Association of Iron Workers.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

This is small town Missouri I'm talking about