[central_va]

I feel for small business and middle class who this will impact as the cost of goods go up and those hit by the tarrif start laying off to meet margins

Walk me through a scenario where these tariffs cause someone hit by them to lay someone off.

The only people getting laid off will be in China. Which is probably e where you live.

[Jarhead9297]

Say I’m a small business owner operating as most do on smal margins serving to a global market here and abroad (like carrier). The government decides in their infinite wisdom to smack tarrifs on imports of my product that I order overseas. Now me small business owner who depends on that profit is less because the cost of buying my product is more. Now I must cut costs (lowest common denominator is employees). In kind other countries respond and decide to tarrif my product also coming in. I’m now out of business