# Kirk: Tariffs Are Taxes on US Businesses and Families

https://mins.news/en/video/52107

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-09 22:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKCf8OVeprk

> Ron Kirk, a former US trade representative and Dallas mayor, says tariffs function as taxes on American businesses and families. He warns that small businesses and manufacturers will bear the cost of the trade fight, while arguing that North American economic integration strengthens the US, Canada and Mexico and that China is the real economic competitor.

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