Source: Cato Institute
by Chelsea Follett
“Recently, President Donald Trump said that children in the United States might only be able to get ‘two dolls instead of 30’ because of rising prices due to tariffs, shrugging off the loss to America’s children as a trivial sacrifice. As a mother of three, including a 6‑year-old daughter who loves dolls, I’m dismayed. … I have lost track of how many Barbies my daughter has, as some live at her grandmother’s house, but it brings her joy to have so many of them, all of them with their own personalities and professions. … We should be celebrating the fact that toys have become increasingly affordable over the years – with families able to provide more to their children – rather than making them harder to obtain.” (05/20/25)
https://www.cato.org/commentary/mr-president-having-30-dolls-good