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![secretsqrl123 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1520175957709045762.png) david D. [@secretsqrl123](/creator/twitter/secretsqrl123) on x 140.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 13:10:52 UTC

tariffs are real and crushing..
i own a business....
last year my wholesale vs retail markup was 30-35% on items i got in....

NOW everything has gone up AT LEAST XX%
and my allowable markup is 9-15%. so i have to charge my customers MUCH more, and my profit is about 1/2..

100s of thousands of small businesses are going to close.

tariffs don't work


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