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moondust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-31-11 11:26 PM
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850 jobs from Webster City to Mexico.
Mar. 31, 2011

The final 500 washer- and dryer-producing Electrolux employees will walk out for the last time throughout the day today, the last of 850 jobs that have been eliminated as part of the company's decision to move its laundry-related production to Juarez, Mexico.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110331014
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 09:31 AM
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1. Now the machines will cost us less right?
You move to mexico so you can pay less half or 3/4 less in wages so the machines should go down in price proportionally.
:think:
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moondust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 10:08 AM
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2. Oh, of course.
Drop wages by 90% and drop the price of the machines (to the now unemployed Americans) by maybe 10%? Hallelujah! What a deal!

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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-02-11 10:24 PM
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3. I wonder what kind of tax break they'll get for doing this. nt
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-04-11 08:53 AM
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4. excellent point.
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