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9. LG and Samsung dumped appliances in America to destroy White &Whirlpool

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 07:50 PM

Jan 2018

They sold them at under fair market price to take market share. Sears helped them.

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LG to Raise Prices on Washers After Trump Imposes Steep Tariffs [View all] riversedge Jan 2018 OP

Trump wants to harm South Korea. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

GE and most of the U.S. manufacturers sold their appliance divisions to Asian companies. What trump still_one Jan 2018 #3

There are ways to grow production at home slowly, this is not how you do that. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #4

This is not s-hole face talking - it's his handlers erronis Jan 2018 #12

My take also. pangaia Jan 2018 #20

No. White/Electrolux has factories in Ohio. My Whirlpool refrigerator was from Arkansas. Kolesar Jan 2018 #8

Swedish owned company that also makes a Brazilion of different.. Historic NY Jan 2018 #10

That's the reason! The prices will rise and the profits will also. erronis Jan 2018 #13

Exactly !!! Historic NY Jan 2018 #15

And the profits are NOT here. pangaia Jan 2018 #21

They still create jobs here. My husband's plant has 1200 people, and they are union jobs. Luciferous Jan 2018 #22

Actually only 8% of the parts used on an Electrolux oven are from other countries. Luciferous Jan 2018 #18

I have the same problem with a built in oven dhol82 Jan 2018 #28

Electrolux is a Swedish company. GE sold it to them. You are absolutely correct, Whirlppol is an still_one Jan 2018 #23

While North Korea is talking about reuniting the two Koreas. Mr.Bill Jan 2018 #5

And then there is this Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #6

He's just a complete POS Dem4eva Jan 2018 #7

go dumb! quartz007 Jan 2018 #26

So destruction of the country is OK with you? Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #35

I can't honestly complain about the economy. quartz007 Jan 2018 #36

1000% tariff on Trump and Ivanka products would be better Angry Dragon Jan 2018 #2

Putting them on the "Under $1" table would tank them even faster! erronis Jan 2018 #14

LG and Samsung dumped appliances in America to destroy White &Whirlpool Kolesar Jan 2018 #9

Check out Speed Queen! not fooled Jan 2018 #11

$1500 for a front loader is out of my price range Squaredeal Jan 2018 #16

Your cheap appliances are not really cheap to us as a country...as they cost jobs when LG dumped on Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #34

Try to get parts for LG and Samsung if anything goes wrong. hamsterjill Feb 2018 #44

Well when no one is left to work for you when you hit social security and you lose it...I guess you Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #46

LG buyers are EXPORTING GOOD jobs quartz007 Jan 2018 #37

good jobs? Egnever Feb 2018 #39

Well..I worked in manufacturing quartz007 Feb 2018 #41

That was along time ago. Egnever Feb 2018 #45

My son is union for an auto company he make about $30.00 and hour. And it is still going up. He is Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #47

30 per hour is a decent wage. Egnever Feb 2018 #50

Front loaders are awful. EllieBC Feb 2018 #49

I had Speed Queen washer and dryer... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2018 #24

They're still the best, marybourg Jan 2018 #30

Love my Speed Queen, too!!! hamsterjill Feb 2018 #43

I can live without a LG washer Baclava Jan 2018 #17

Electrolux appliances are also manufactured here, as well as Haier, which manufactures GE Luciferous Jan 2018 #19

I bought a Whirlpool washer watoos Jan 2018 #25

Seriously... bashing your own job making manufacturing to support Korean Manufacturing.... Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #32

There are Washing Machines made in Findlay Ohio...my hubs interviewed there...they employ thousands Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #33

Viking makes high end appliances in Mississippi burrowowl Jan 2018 #27

I am budgeting my kitchen cabinets ...shopping at Kraftmaid outlet, discount granite Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #48

Raising the price to the consumer marybourg Jan 2018 #29

I have to say...mixed feelings about this...there are few countries on the planet who have Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #31

Korea threatened to arrest our marketing manager if we did not meet their arcane "safety" standards Kolesar Feb 2018 #38

And right now...we have no one who would do this. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #40

My clothes washer I bought at Lowes. Cold War Spook Feb 2018 #42

Prices are already up. The best I could do was $800 on Whirlpool Cabrio set at Goedeker's Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #51

The landlady where my sister rents has been promising a new washer after riversedge Feb 2018 #53

Yes, but with the new tax law, it will take a mere 34 months to accumulate the extra $50. cos dem Feb 2018 #52

Tariff is another word for tax, and there will be taxes, sorry tariffs, on Mexican goods to pay Doodley Feb 2018 #54

tariffs accomplish several things Mosby Feb 2018 #55

Not really. Example Trump has suggested up to 45% tariffs on imports from China. Doodley Feb 2018 #56

trump is an idiot and imo not sincere about trade issues Mosby Feb 2018 #57