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Tariffs may sound like a quick fix for boosting domestic industry, but the long-term reality is far less rosy. Recent analyses from the Penn Wharton Budget Model and Yale’s Budget Lab reveal that tariffs could shrink the U.S. economy by up to 6%, with average households losing nearly $5,000 a year in purchasing power. These costs hit families where it hurts most—raising prices on essentials like food, clothing, and children’s products, and forcing many to tighten their budgets or delay major life decisions. Small businesses, meanwhile, are struggling to survive as input costs soar and supply chains fragment. As one CEO put it, “If this continues, we could witness a mass extinction of small businesses.” The evidence is clear: while tariffs may offer short-term political wins, they ultimately act as a hidden tax on American families and a drag on future prosperity.