@2147mill Yes. But this example is also ridiculously misleading. The price of a typical UK house in 1935 was Β£500. Puts that Β£180 into context. Grace would be in the top 1-5 percent in the UK in terms of liquid wealth.
@Ocado One of your vans is parked up on the pavement outside my house having a break for the last hour. Blocking two driveways. Can't you tell drivers to park not on someone's drive?
Treasury Secretary Bessent clarified that the threatened 100% tariff on Canadian goods would only be implemented if Canada signed a free trade deal with China. As a reminder, the USMCA prohibits Canada from signing a free trade deal with China.
In any event, the recent βdealβ that Canada announced with China was the resolution of a trade dispute, in which Canada agreed to lower Chinese EV tariffs in exchange for the reduction of Chinese tariffs on Canola and other Canadian agricultural products. Note that Canada initially implemented 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs in solidarity with the U.S., only to get hit with retaliatory tariffs from both China and the U.S.
So, despite initial confusion, it appears that the 100% tariff scenario is off the table for now.
@Axel_bitblaze69 You do know this is a PARTIAL shutdown that we are looking at, mainly related to DHS. Odd that you are comparing it to the previous one at the end of last year.