Trump’s Economy Punishes Parents, Ransoms Childhood, and Rewards the Rich
Donald Trump promised he’d make life cheaper for families. He said he’d build an economy where children could thrive and working parents could get ahead. Instead, he’s made everyday life more expensive, including childhood, and put opportunities for the future more out of reach.
His tariffs are driving up prices on almost everything families need and even making back-to-school shopping a financial strain. An analysis of the producer price index done by CNBC shows Trump’s chaotic tariffs are already raising prices for back-to-school essentials like pencils, paper, art supplies, and more.
The longer the trade chaos continues, the more likely prices are to rise even further, and Donald Trump couldn’t care less.
From the onset of his unpopular and unnecessary trade war, Trump dismissed concerns from working households and suggested that families buy their children fewer toys as prices spike, saying, “Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of thirty dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”
American families are getting louder about their displeasure with how Trump has handled the economy. Still, he continues to brush them aside, saying their children “don’t need to have 250 pencils. They can have five,” and suggesting that they should get used to having less. Trump even brushed off families concerned about rising prices on essential safety items like car seats and strollers.
“This wasn’t supposed to happen. Trump said he’d lower costs. He said he’d put families first. He said he’d help the next generation reach the American Dream. Instead, he’s sold out working families so he could give his billionaire friends a massive tax break,” said American Bridge 21st Century spokesman Brandon Weathersby. “The American Dream doesn’t mean telling kids to settle for less. But that’s exactly what Donald Trump is doing. He simply doesn’t give a shit about you or your kids.”
Published: Jul 11, 2025 | Last Modified: Jul 14, 2025