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May 17, 2025 51 secs
How President Trump's tariffs impact a local toy store and other small businesses. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Instead of toys for tots, Trump is delivering tariffs for tots.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
A step into the newest location for the Henry Bear
Park toy chain and Cambridge and Senator Ed Markey is
surrounded by plush lobsters, lava lamps, and bouncy balls, saying
President Trump's tariffs had gone too far.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Toy stores like one here today saw mockups of one
hundred and fifty percent on their products.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Senator Markey announces the Small Business Liberation Act, a bill
to exempt retailers like this one from sweeping international tariffs
and the unpredictability of pauses.

Speaker 3 (00:32):
It impacts pricing, product availability, selection, and also our decisions
related to investment and growth.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
Owner of the toy chain Cash shuremas As it's a
difficult decision whether to push the rising costs on to
customers or eat them on every puzzle or board game
they sell right off Massachusetts Avenue. J Willett WBZ, Boston's
news radio
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