What's Black and White and red all over? Penguins bleeding to death as a result of Mercantilst Tarrifs imposed by the Fascist Orange Hunta...
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The main reason I ain't visiting the good ol' U S of A at the moment is the time difference. I mean when it's eight o'clock in the UK it's 1933 in America.
Been looking for some FACTS and found this which came as a surprise. 14 May 2024 Updated 15 May 2024 US President Joe Biden is ramping up tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars, solar panels, steel and other goods. The White House said the measures, which include a 100% border tax on electric cars from China, were a response to unfair policies and intended to protect US jobs.
Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles This article is more than 10 months old White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions Larry Elliott Economics editorTue 14 May 2024 10.00 BST
So it was Clinton in the 1990s Living up to its threat to impose harsh sanctions on Japan, the Clinton Administration placed a 100 percent tariff today on 13 luxury car models that accounted for $5.9 billion in sales in the United States last year, including the flagship products of Toyota, Nissan and Honda. The tariff, the largest ever imposed by the United States against any trading partner, is to go into effect at 12:01 Saturday morning. Customs inspectors will be instructed to double the wholesale price of every Toyota Lexus, Nissan Infiniti and a number of other cars that roll off Japanese transport ships -- an increase that would make the cars all but unsalable.
Aha, horsemeat ! Seem to recall one of the brothes on the cowboy tv series "Bonanza" was called Hoss ?
Yea, the big lad, died at an early age if my memory serves right. Just googled it. Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the NBC Western television series Bonanza.
