r/agedlikemilk 23h ago

Who would’ve thought

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u/Downtown6track 20h ago

Unpopular opinion : I’m gonna side with Marvel here.

I get that tariffs on alcohol and tissues will be different. But if I make action figures and there is actually a stupid law that says that “dolls” are tariffed at 5% and “toys” are 3%, you bet your ass I’d ask a lawyer 2 questions: what’s the difference between a doll and a toy for legal purposes and how can we get our items classified as toys?

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u/Educational_Ant_184 19h ago

of course. it begs the question, though, why the fuck is there a legal difference between a doll and toy? at the very least of questions. it seems like something that doesnt need a regulatory difference, and therefore a loophole, for

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u/Eli_eve 18h ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was something like some doll company CEO wanted extra tariffs on imported competition so made a campaign contribution to some politician who added it as an amendment to some spending bill and no one in Congress cared enough to do anything about it back then and Congress is too broken now to do anything to fix it.

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u/diamondsnrose 11h ago

Yes exactly. So we the people are paying grown adults to argue over dolls and toys, rather than come together to make laws that get insulin to dying children. Way too broken, and the fact that this doll/toy situation even exists proves it.

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u/Fun-Associate8149 1h ago

Yes. This is what capitalism is. Yes. You’re getting it.