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Reality has hit. A small-business-owning mother's receipt that shows the pain of tariffs.

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Summary
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58% Informative

A small-business-owning mother's receipt that shows the pain of tariffs.

A poll in late January 2025 found that only 45% of Americans understand how tariffs work.

Many incorrectly believe that the Chinese exporter pays the fee when the US imposes a tariff on China .

The funds raised by the tariffs go to the government, like a tax.

VR Score

55

Informative language

51

Neutral language

37

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

37

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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