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My daughter constantly asks me, "Where does Santa Claus get so much money to give so many gifts?" Why do toys made in the North Pole say "Made in China"?
I've given him several answers, we're plotting, but none of them seem to convince him. Until this week, when I finally got it.
My daughter repeated the same question, and this time I simply said: Donations. Toy manufacturers donate a lot of them to Santa Claus, which is why many of the toys he delivers are labeled "made in China." She looked at me and asked a very important question: Why do they make donations? I took advantage of that beautiful moment to give her a brief explanation about taxes and that technique often used to pay less taxes. Her expression of astonishment was a picture; finally, her doubts had been satisfactorily resolved.
We're getting closer and closer to the final stretch of this beautiful, magical stage of Christmas beliefs. I'll do my best to extend it as long as possible, but more and more of your questions are seeking logical and rational answers.
"Where does Santa Claus get so much money to give so many gifts?"
Santa operates a money printer.
"Why do toys made in the North Pole say Made in China"
Because Santa's elves unionized.
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Printing money was one of our conspiracy theories, but my daughter didn't like it; she wasn't convinced. She even said, "So, it's Santa's fault we have inflation too." Her disappointed expression was hilarious.
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Very clever, but I worry you're making taxes seem good.
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Oh no, I didn't mean to make it sound positive. I meant to mention a fact.
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I'm just teasing you. It's a very cute story
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🤭
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I've given him several answers, we're plotting, but none of them seem to convince him. Until this week, when I finally got it.
looks like you forgot that your audience has no idea how many kids you have.
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