Fine grained policy, coordinated efforts could go a long way in making tariffs effective.

If high level broad tariffs (or sales tax) are implemented as a replacement for the progressive income tax (or regressive payroll taxes), and with a universal basic income program, then the shift would be more tolerable.

What you would really not want to do is, prior to raising tariffs, significantly reduce GDP efficient government spending, reduce welfare programs, and decrease public sector jobs.

For success, you would also want to avoid headline tariffs - people, business, and countries can make changes if you announce you are permanently changing your taxation system 1% at a time over the course of a year - and you definitely would want to avoid chastising trading partners that could reduce the control you have.