Pain in The Purse: The Tax That Changed Handbag History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798746431974)

April 1, 1944, the American people were subject to a federal excise tax that encompassed a large number of items the US government had deemed luxuries. Among them were handbags, a necessity that cost consumers an additional 20% of their retail value. Twenty years of FET had an enormous impact on much more than the pocketbook. An early form of today's "pink tax," it was placed on numerous women-centric items, including jewelry, furs and face creams. This tax affected industries, feminism, politics and journalism, and forever altered handbag fashion.

Author: Wendy Dager
ISBN-10: 8746431977
ISBN-13: 9798746431974
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2021
Pages: 84
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d