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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 14
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    Just talked to my 98-year-old grandpa about Trump's trade war with China. He said he remembers when a local hot dog vender would go down to the Port of Newark and buy up cheap Chinese-made plastic toys, then bring them back to the Arena my grandpa ran and sell them at big profit

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 14
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        My grandpa's comment on Joe Biden: "He's a real stiff"

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 14
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        By the way, I think the anecdote about the hot dog guy must've been from sometime in the 1970s or 80s. My grandpa said one of the most popular toys were these plastic harpoon things that kids bought in droves when the circus came to the Arena. Guy made a killing

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 14
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        The guy, Phil, was able to buy a large house in Glen Ridge, NJ (wealthy area) based on earning a living from selling hot dogs and cheap plastic toys he managed to wrangle in bulk from shippers at the Port. Hard to imagine how that could be possible today

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      1. JitneyHuggins‏ @JitneyH May 14
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        And the name of the boy who bought those toys? Albert Einstein.

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      1. the internet's ORIGINAL bad boy‏ @nkozyra May 14
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        A truly enthralling anecdote, I cannot WAIT for your memoirs.

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      1. Randbrick‏ @HitherToFore May 14
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        I specifically told you that your Elder Interview class project could not be with a family member, Mr. Tracey.

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      1. Samuel B.‏ @sambcoltrane May 14
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        The China problem is born out of American greed. Multinationals export production to externalize costs. Tariffs are the only tool in the box. We can't steal IP from China because repressive regimes cannot produce the kind of people who can create true cutting edge innovation.

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      2. Dave‏ @Dave_in_718 May 14
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        Sure they weren't made in Japan back then?

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        Not in the 70's and 80's. People were sick of crappy American made cars and were snapping up Toyotas mid 70's, then in 79 Sony blew us away with the first Walkman. Remember when the Japan juggernaut scared the crap out of everyone?

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      1. William Luddy‏ @luddy May 14
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        Your grandpa is in the sweet spot for @JoeBiden polling, has he talked to @NateSilver538 today? Morning Consult?

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        98! 👏 Can you ask him about healthcare during that period??

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        They didn't have hipster coffee shops in 1921.

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      1. Ella Soes‏ @ella_soes May 14
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        Thank you, Michael, for sharing your grandpa's views and knowledge. So wonderful to hear from the elderly. Wish him the best.🌸

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      2. Liz  🇺🇸 ✝️‏ @NurseLiz3 May 14
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        Now they are used to sell Happy Meals/Kids meals. No thanks toy plastic toys that get thrown away.

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      3. Liz  🇺🇸 ✝️‏ @NurseLiz3 May 14
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        *to plastic toys

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      1. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)‏ @KingMike33 May 14
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        Sabretts or Nathan’s?

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