The hypocrisy of Rubio's recent moves paints a vivid picture ofthe unbridled ambition of an individual who plays on the politics of resentment and fear attheexpenseofchildren.
But parents and coaches of advanced players fear the new mandate will broaden the market attheexpenseof skilled children who want to play with a regular ball sooner.
They are likely to give priority to the short-term claims ofthe public finances attheexpenseof impoverishing Argentines and their children in the future.
Those gains come mostly attheexpenseof toys, which polled at 37% vs. 39% a year ago, and children's clothing, which dropped all the way down to 10% from 18% last year.