Baz Ares
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South Carolina manufacturer says it's closing plant over Trump tariffs
Element Electronics, a consumer electronics company in South Carolina, says it will be closing its plant in Winnsboro due to tariffs imposed by President Trump.
The State reported Tuesday that the company was one of the largest remaining employers in Fairfield County after the local Walmart, which used to be the largest grocery store in the county, closed its doors two years ago.
The news also comes after plans were canceled to build two nuclear reactors in the area, terminating 5,000 construction jobs.
“When you think you’ve reached rock bottom, to get kicked in the gut like this, you didn’t think anything more could happen,” state Sen. Mike Fanning (D) said of Element's announcement to the local paper. “Within 365 days, you just get rocked to your core.”
---- 500 + 5000 = 5500 lost jobs.
FYI: In 2012 (under Obama), Element opened its 315,000-square-foot plant in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The company debuted its first Ultra HD and smart TVs in 2015, and it currently offers 25 different models in three series, with screen sizes ranging from 19 to 65 inches and average selling prices from $100 to $1,000.[1] The plant is estimated to bring 500 jobs to the Winnsboro area over a period of five years.
Element Electronics - Wikipedia
Hmmm? Only the Great Douche can fix thang great.
So they are trying to blame the cancellation of the nuclear plant on tariffs?
5000 construction jobs were “lost”, even though they were never really there. Which by the way has nothing to do with the plant or tariffs.
The plant lost a whopping 126 jobs. All because they were relying on Chinese crap.
Nice try, Bozo Ares.
Really..
"Element Electronics boasts of being the only American-owned and American-assembled television company. ...
But according to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint filed Tuesday, the company isn't making anything in America after all"
Wait for it....
They (parts) come from Asia and CHINA!
And the 126. 250 or 500 jobs promised are gone under the Great Douche.
The Great Douche promised 25 Million new jobs. The Great Douche is way,
way behind. Keeping that promise.