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Trump says children could have ‘2 dolls instead of 30’ with his tariff plan

marduc said:
How many hours of free time does it take to make a proper homemade doll? 🤔
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When all your jobs have finally gone, you'll have all the time in the world. Thanks Trump!

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Pyrite said:
President Trump has a message for the nation’s children: Prepare to sacrifice for your country.

“You know, somebody said, ‘Oh, the shelves are going to be open,’” Mr. Trump said. “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”

This, from the billionaire, crypto-salesman, golf-club-operating, Palm Beach-by-way-of-Fifth Avenue president with the golden office and the golden triplex apartment. There he sat, surrounded by the other billionaires with whom he has filled his cabinet, telling the boys and girls of America they’ll just have to make do with fewer toys this year for the greater good.
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They can have their dolls, and play with them too.
 
Let them eat cake.
 
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Does Trump know that there are other users of dolls then little girls?

The sex toy industry in China is the largest in the world, with 70% of the world's sex toys being manufactured there. The value of the sex toy industry in the country is estimated at US$2 billion, with over 1,000 manufacturers nationwide.

Wait until his supporters see this. What are they going to do?
 
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markdc said:
Trump is channeling Bernie Sanders and AOC. Those Socialists often complain that Americans are too rich and (in the Bernshevik’s words) have “too many choices” while they themselves live high on the hog.

Mark
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It amazes me that so many can’t just acknowledge Trump’s word at face value and have to engage in these silly deflections.
 
Slartibartfast said:
It amazes me that so many can’t just acknowledge Trump’s word at face value and have to engage in these silly deflections.
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I’m perfectly willing to say that Trump is a monstrous hypocrite and scam artist who admonishes ordinary Americans about having too much stuff while running a number of financial grifts and living high on the hog. But in this case, it’s true that he sounds like the Socialists who complain about Capitalism and the American people “too many choices” while enjoying millionaire status.

Mark
 
Pyrite said:
www.nytimes.com

Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’

At the end of a cabinet meeting, the president allowed for the possibility that trade war could disrupt supply chains.
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President Trump has a message for the nation’s children: Prepare to sacrifice for your country.

He was taking questions at the end of one of his marathon cabinet meetings when he finally allowed that, yes, his tariff policies and the trade war he has set off with China may soon result in some emptier-than-usual shelves in stores. Specifically, toy stores.

“You know, somebody said, ‘Oh, the shelves are going to be open,’” Mr. Trump said. “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”

This, from the billionaire, crypto-salesman, golf-club-operating, Palm Beach-by-way-of-Fifth Avenue president with the golden office and the golden triplex apartment. There he sat, surrounded by the other billionaires with whom he has filled his cabinet, telling the boys and girls of America they’ll just have to make do with fewer toys this year for the greater good.

This grinchy pronouncement by the president had the value of being truthful.

Many American toymakers and retailers have started to pause their orders as the effects of Mr. Trump’s tariffs ripple out, threatening to snarl supply chains. It could all have a big impact on this year’s holiday season since it takes months to manufacture, package and ship many products to the United States.

Greg Ahearn, chief executive of the Toy Association, a U.S. industry group representing 850 toy manufacturers, told The Times that there is now a “frozen supply chain that is putting Christmas at risk.”

“If we don’t start production soon,” Mr. Ahearn said, “there’s a high probability of a toy shortage this holiday season.”...
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Dolls are how Trump collected friends as a child. 😂
 
markdc said:
I’m perfectly willing to say that Trump is a monstrous hypocrite and scam artist who admonishes ordinary Americans about having too much stuff while running a number of financial grifts and living high on the hog. But in this case, it’s true that he sounds like the Socialists who complain about Capitalism and the American people “too many choices” while enjoying millionaire status.

Mark
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I’ve never heard that specific complaint, however I don’t really subscribe to socialism but tend to want a regulated market economy with a strong federal social support system instead of a central planning system.

… unless you mean one of the fifty other definitions of socialist?
 
BirdinHand said:
There are plenty of parents that have already relied on the generosity of others via Toys for Tots and other such charitable organizations to have ANY presents under the tree for kids.

I know I “adopt” several kids and/or families every year 🤷‍♀️
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The lack of empathy and understanding displayed by Trumpers boggles the mind. I guess all those Trump voters living in shantytown West VA don't get a Barbie Doll for Christmas, they just get a lump of coal and are happy with it.

MAGA
 
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