(Fortune)—The White House just wrapped up a victory lap for National Small Business Week, complete with talk of “unleashing opportunity” and “pro-growth” tariffs. But here’s the thing: If you’ve actually run a business in the last five years, not just written a speech about one, you know that’s not how any of this works.
Let’s skip the spin. Tariffs don’t protect small businesses. They punish them. Quietly, consistently, and with compounding effect.
Tariffs aren’t some clever tool for leveling the playing field. They’re a quiet tax that makes everything harder, especially for small businesses already navigating a minefield of rising costs, broken supply chains, and labor pressure. While political leaders paint a picture of Main Street revival, the view from the storefront is very different…
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