In this YouTube segment, conservative commentator Dennis Prager discusses California’s recent menstrual‑equity legislation, which mandates free period products in public restrooms and eliminates a state sales tax on menstrual items, saving Californians over $20 million annually. Prager frames the law as an example of left‑wing overreach, suggesting that legislators pass symbolic measures because there are no substantive issues left to address. He contrasts California’s approach with Scotland’s nationwide free‑period‑product program and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s initiative to provide free products in schools, highlighting a quoted remark from Ardern that the government is the “single source of truth.” Prager repeats this line, positioning his own commentary as the definitive source of information. Throughout, he employs a sarcastic, critical tone, questioning the necessity and logic of the policies while underscoring his broader critique of progressive law‑making.
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Yeah, I remember once saying to my mother, America is a great place, Mom, but there really is no menstrual equity here. And my mother, God bless her, said, you're out of your mind, Dennis. I never said it actually. I'm just— I mean, it's— remember, there are infinite number of universes, so maybe in one of them I did say it. It was introduced by Christina Garcia, Democrat— that's a shocker— member of California State Assembly, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. The law is the latest step toward menstrual equity in the nation's most populous state, which has a history of implementing laws that are later echoed in other parts of the country. This year, it also eliminated a tax on menstrual products. Which Garcia said in a statement cost Californians more than $20 million annually. Do you understand that? There can't be a tax on menstrual products, but there can be on other products. Free period products are already required in low-income schools. Yep, that's what we needed. There we go. So of course, the, the menstrual equity is that it will not only be in girls' rooms or ladies' rooms. All right, starting with what words? Okay, I just saw that. Just as toilet paper and paper towels are provided in virtually every public bathroom, so should menstrual products, Garcia said in the statement. It is time we recognize and respond to the biology of half the population by prioritizing free access to menstrual products and eliminating all barriers to them. Is that— is she talking about men and women? I don't know what she's talking about. She did say half, but it's more than half. I don't know the answer. That's a big mistake. You have to understand that much of what the left passes for laws is because there's really nothing, there are no more laws to pass. The best legislators are in their, are followers of Calvin Coolidge, who thought that he did nothing was the greatest compliment you could pay a politician. They all feel they have to pass something. Scotland last year became the first country to provide free period products nationally. What a great country. That alone makes me want to visit Scotland again. I've been there a couple of times. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Hey, Sean, you got, you got Prime Minister Ardern's comment that all truth comes from the government? You got that one? Yeah, he'll get it, folks. It's one of my favorite quotes of any prime minister in my radio career. So she moved this year to provide free period products in schools across the country.
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