I'm a small-business owner who paid thousands in tariffs over the last year. Now I have more questions than answers.
Marc Bowker said the Trump administration has caused more uncertainty than he's ever experienced in his 23 years as a small business owner. Marc Bowker A small-business owner said the Supreme Court tariff decision has left more questions than answers. Marc Bowker, who owns a comic book shop in Ohio, said his store has paid $12,000 in tariff fees. He said the Trump administration continues to cause a lot of uncertainty for small businesses. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marc Bowker, owner of Alter Ego Comics, a comic book shop in Lima, Ohio, after the Supreme Court overturned some of President Donald Trump's tariffs . This story has been edited for length a clarity. My first reaction to the Supreme Court decision was, "This is awesome and long overdue." The second was, "Okay, what's next?" Then I saw the president say there would now be a new 10% global tariff and that the Supreme Court justices who ruled against him ...
