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

Wed Feb 7, 2018, 09:07 PM

Feb 2018

under 25. The cheap shitty foreign plants who make parts for the Japanese and Korean cars make 10-12 an hour ...no safety checks either...a young woman was crushed to death last year at one of those plants. And if they were not being beaten to death by dumping American companies could pay more.

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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