HAVE KIDS, TRUMP HAS A PLAN TO MAKE CHILDCARE AFFORDABLE. See the #Deadbird video.
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1831748114367283575
This mf still thinks every country needs us. Yes, we're the biggest consumers atm bc, relatively speaking, we're wealthy & (not relatively) we're wasteful as fuck.
Maybe a tariff increasing the prices of frivolous goods will make us think twice abt buying shit we don't need, but that's not going to bring back US manufacturers of shit we don't need bc they still won't be able to match the prices of China. Unless, of course, they bring back slave labor via increased forced pregnancies.
Childcare becomes less of an issue when little Johnny and Susie go to work in the factories when they're 5.
We need to not buy so much shit from countries that use child labor AND not allow child labor here. Instead, the GOP wants to reproduce how China does things.
@Agatha @Bix What? I didn't even know that happened with cars. Bummer, I haven't been clothes shopping since I doubled my wardrobe splurging on five shirts from Salem. Maybe three years ago? I'm not super huge on shopping in general. Hmm. I did get some stuff from one shop that was pricey but I thought that was because it was in a prosperous area.
I don't shop much. I sew. I mend. Fabric isn't cheap (and usually comes from India), but what I make lasts.
We were sharing a car prior to the pandemic and had planned on buying a second one when shut down happened. Glad we didn't, because we'd have been paying for a car we didn't need when my husband went work from home. When we got ready again we were shocked right out of the market. When my husband's sister died in April, he inherited her car, which has been bittersweet.
They can be found on places like FB marketplace, Craigslist, garage sales, etc pretty cheaply. Just gotta try it before you buy it.
@tippitiwichet @Bix
Remember how cars became more expensive during the pandemic so used car prices went through the roof?
Same thing happened at thrift stores. Their prices shot up. Shut off the flow and those used clothing prices will go through the roof as the cheap shit drops off the market (especially as that stuff isn't made to last).