CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco broke the news of Small Business Against Tariffs’ launch, writing:
Small business owners across U.S. states are speaking out about the impact the tariffs have had on their businesses, some as part of a new YouTube video-led campaign called Small Businesses Against Tariffs that launched on Wednesday in an effort to raise awareness.
Many small businesses are seeking to counter rhetoric about tariffs being paid by other companies rather than on Main Street, as well as the idea tariffs are being paid back to Americans, making their case on how tariffs actually work and who pays the price — in their view, American small businesses, workers, and consumers.
Chris Gibbs, a Shelby County, Ohio, farmer of corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa hay, and a 90-head cow-calf operation, said the tariffs have hit him two-fold. “My operating costs are soaring,” said Gibbs. “Tariffs on steel, aluminum and lumber raised the cost on anything I do. From building buildings, barns, buying machinery, trailers, wheels, and parts, and even my fertilizer,” he said.