Tariffs are giving parents back-to-school sticker shock

If the parents voted for Trump, I don't want to hear them complain

MAGA loves families but hates education, so they must have mixed feelings over this news.

[quote] After buying two pairs of sneakers for each of her growing 15-year-old boys, Ward was suddenly out $300.

She would have had to buy new shoes for growing teenagers anyway and she could have gotten much cheaper ones at Walmart, so that’s on her.

[quote] “I think the higher prices are due to tariffs and just greed, to be honest. This is an opportunity for everyone to jack up their prices,” Ward said.

For a few years, people were saying inflation was all caused by companies gouging consumers. You don’t hear that concern much anymore.

[quote]She would have had to buy new shoes for growing teenagers anyway and she could have gotten much cheaper ones at Walmart, so that’s on her.

It's not that simple. Kids wearing cheap and knockoff stuff tend to get relegated to the bottom of the social ladder, which then impacts their confidence and what kind of friends they're able to make, limiting their future prospects, which then turns into a vicious circle. Happened to me as well, growing up poor.

So I fully understand why parents wouldn't want to set up their kids for failure right from the get-go.

She probably voted for him, so don't complain if this is what you wanted.