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Thu Sep-30-10 06:10 PM
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| 29. You figured it out. It's not about lowering costs, it's about raising profits. |
| -A washing machine made in the U.S.A. by american workers at $20.00 an hour . |
pwb |
Sep-30-10 04:39 PM |
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Welcome to greedynomics 101. |
Arctic Dave |
Sep-30-10 04:40 PM |
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You figured it out. It's not about lowering costs, it's about raising profits. |
SharonAnn |
Sep-30-10 06:10 PM |
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What you describe is INNOVATION |
txlibdem |
Oct-01-10 06:52 AM |
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And quite a bit about creating economic uncertainty and insecurity ... |
krkaufman |
Oct-01-10 09:38 AM |
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Yup, yup and yup. |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 04:40 PM |
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The purpose of a company is to make a profit |
Synicus Maximus |
Sep-30-10 06:48 PM |
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Yep and that works great untill you have no more customers due to the lack of jobs! |
sce56 |
Oct-01-10 02:04 AM |
#56 |
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But they sell the same machine in foreign markets for LESS. Just like drugs |
loudsue |
Oct-01-10 08:17 AM |
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Globalism gives them a great workaround for that |
EstimatedProphet |
Oct-01-10 12:59 PM |
#127 |
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Reach around, you mean. |
herbm |
Oct-01-10 04:20 PM |
#139 |
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Thus endeth the lie that the rich are needed to produce JOBS. |
WinkyDink |
Oct-01-10 03:16 AM |
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It was not always that way. |
fasttense |
Oct-01-10 06:54 AM |
#69 |
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Nice wish, but legally not true. |
Daemonaquila |
Oct-01-10 10:19 AM |
#110 |
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The lie of corporate personhood is what needs to be rolled back. |
Vincardog |
Oct-01-10 11:44 AM |
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Therein lies the problem. |
dotymed |
Oct-01-10 07:08 AM |
#75 |
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No longer. It's to make a select few stupendously wealthy, |
Ikonoklast |
Oct-01-10 11:11 AM |
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That definition has to change. |
Vincardog |
Oct-01-10 11:41 AM |
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at the expense of all else apparently. |
AllyCat |
Oct-01-10 04:25 PM |
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What washing machine is made in America? |
Winterblues |
Sep-30-10 04:41 PM |
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Yes, and where can I buy one? (n/t) |
klook |
Sep-30-10 04:44 PM |
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None that I know of. |
Jamastiene |
Sep-30-10 04:44 PM |
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Marion, Ohio Whirlpool plant make top load washers! Wow, they need America's business! |
Divine Discontent |
Oct-01-10 02:35 AM |
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Bosch appliances are made in New Bern, NC |
Esse Quam Videri |
Oct-01-10 07:42 AM |
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My mother has a Bosch washer, dryer and |
SnowCritter |
Oct-01-10 07:59 AM |
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My dishwasher (kitchen aid) broke after 20 years and I'm getting a Bosch |
Botany |
Oct-01-10 08:06 AM |
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Thank you. |
Jamastiene |
Oct-01-10 11:16 AM |
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GE Makes Washers in Louisville |
jojog |
Oct-01-10 09:43 AM |
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You can't think of anything manufactured in the US |
LTX |
Oct-01-10 10:54 AM |
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Some very high end ones are. |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 04:48 PM |
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Probably none, But they use to be made here. |
pwb |
Sep-30-10 04:48 PM |
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Staber Washing Machines are made in America.. |
Ozymanithrax |
Sep-30-10 04:59 PM |
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Researched them... tons of issues and complaints... |
ReverendDeuce |
Sep-30-10 07:47 PM |
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I bought my Maytag washer -- used -- 25 years ago. It runs beautifully. |
JDPriestly |
Oct-01-10 01:29 AM |
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I wans't advertising for Staber...just noting that they were made here... |
Ozymanithrax |
Sep-30-10 09:45 PM |
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I own one. Ingenious design. Zero problems. Uses very little water per load. |
Agony |
Oct-01-10 01:14 AM |
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Actually, quite a few are. |
BlueCheese |
Sep-30-10 05:01 PM |
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Thanks for the info |
underpants |
Sep-30-10 06:14 PM |
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Here are some more... |
Little Star |
Sep-30-10 06:40 PM |
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Thanks for the recommendations |
theHandpuppet |
Oct-01-10 08:02 AM |
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.... |
ingac70 |
Oct-01-10 06:24 AM |
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Amana |
elleng |
Oct-01-10 07:17 AM |
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Mine is, but it's an older commercial machine. |
tridim |
Oct-01-10 11:06 AM |
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K & R |
littlewolf |
Sep-30-10 04:43 PM |
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Once a cheap-labor Repuke gets a taste of those greedy profits... |
Blue Owl |
Sep-30-10 04:44 PM |
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Thank you!!!!!! |
femrap |
Sep-30-10 04:48 PM |
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on one of my blogs. we ccalled them low wage republikans |
pansypoo53219 |
Oct-01-10 10:21 AM |
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You thought that was to protect CONSUMERS??? |
Taverner |
Sep-30-10 04:49 PM |
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Maytag moved to Mexico around 2004, ruining the |
murielm99 |
Sep-30-10 04:50 PM |
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Everything is crap today. I bought a Maytag when I was |
virgogal |
Sep-30-10 05:01 PM |
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Bought a Maytag washer & dryer 30 years ago. Still going strong. |
Demit |
Sep-30-10 05:32 PM |
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Maytag was an astonishing product. A 30 year old machine. Wow ! |
virgogal |
Sep-30-10 05:52 PM |
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In 1971 I bought a refurbished laundromat Speed Queen |
SoCalDem |
Sep-30-10 09:48 PM |
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Of course |
dotymed |
Oct-01-10 07:22 AM |
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I think that is a mischaricterization |
quakerboy |
Oct-01-10 10:23 AM |
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The HD stuff I used was the same price |
laundry_queen |
Oct-01-10 01:25 PM |
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isn't that the truth? |
laundry_queen |
Oct-01-10 01:23 PM |
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My mother raised 8 kids, had one Maytag for at least 30 years, maybe longer. |
SharonAnn |
Sep-30-10 06:13 PM |
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God,she has me beaten. Good luck with your machines. |
virgogal |
Sep-30-10 06:53 PM |
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I remember when there were small appliance repair shops in towns |
Mimosa |
Sep-30-10 05:03 PM |
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And when I was a kid, my dream was |
RoccoR5955 |
Oct-01-10 10:24 AM |
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Bought my Maytag washer when I bought my house, 27 years ago. |
Hekate |
Sep-30-10 06:23 PM |
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you and my mom both |
davidinalameda |
Oct-01-10 10:38 AM |
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What exactly went wrong with your Maytag that it needed to be junked? (NT) |
Tesha |
Sep-30-10 06:30 PM |
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The main seal broke. |
murielm99 |
Oct-01-10 01:34 AM |
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Well, main seals can be fixed, but they're right, sometimes it's not worth it. |
Tesha |
Oct-01-10 04:50 AM |
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where's the money in that! i have noticed how cheaply things are made as well. |
ejpoeta |
Oct-01-10 05:11 AM |
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GE did the same thing to Bloomington, IN not long ago |
PVnRT |
Oct-01-10 06:55 AM |
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GE is still in Bloomington |
jojog |
Oct-01-10 09:47 AM |
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Planned Obsolescence. |
dotymed |
Oct-01-10 07:19 AM |
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It's been happening for a long time. |
freebrew |
Oct-01-10 01:09 PM |
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Yes! |
laundry_queen |
Oct-01-10 01:21 PM |
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Why are you so certain the American made washer made a profit? nt |
hack89 |
Sep-30-10 04:54 PM |
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That is funny. |
pwb |
Sep-30-10 04:58 PM |
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Do you have an actual answer? |
hack89 |
Sep-30-10 07:17 PM |
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Seriously? |
jeff47 |
Oct-01-10 07:21 AM |
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Without lowering their labor costs by relocating their production facilities? |
hack89 |
Oct-01-10 11:06 AM |
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So clearly you didn't bother thinking about it. |
jeff47 |
Oct-02-10 08:58 PM |
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Congratulations. You have discovered oneof the main reasons for off shoring jobs... n/t |
Ozymanithrax |
Sep-30-10 04:56 PM |
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I agree we should buy American when possible. |
BlueCheese |
Sep-30-10 05:03 PM |
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It's not your OPINION! It's a documentable fact: |
Toucano |
Sep-30-10 05:08 PM |
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And no trickle-down ever will. |
Withywindle |
Sep-30-10 11:47 PM |
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I am 50 (almost) |
dotymed |
Oct-01-10 07:31 AM |
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"Trickle down" was one of the greatest hoaxes perpetuated on the American people. |
KansDem |
Oct-01-10 09:18 AM |
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Trickle down works sometimes. |
AnArmyVeteran |
Oct-01-10 04:27 PM |
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Still Made in the USA |
supernova |
Sep-30-10 05:14 PM |
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Speed Queen -- ALL MADE IN WISCONSIN |
Autumn Colors |
Sep-30-10 05:24 PM |
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Thanks! |
B Calm |
Sep-30-10 05:48 PM |
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Check out the price of cars! |
rubberducky |
Sep-30-10 05:28 PM |
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Both my 20-year-old American made Zenith TVs still work, albeit with digital converters! |
DailyGrind51 |
Sep-30-10 06:08 PM |
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Greedy CEO's are entitled to the price spread... |
JuniperLea |
Sep-30-10 06:13 PM |
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Increasing profits is THE REASON why corps use overseas, underpaid workers. |
BrklynLiberal |
Sep-30-10 06:30 PM |
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Increasing profits is THE REASON why corps use overseas, underpaid workers. |
BrklynLiberal |
Sep-30-10 06:30 PM |
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You can say that again n/t |
Canuckistanian |
Sep-30-10 09:44 PM |
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Any link? |
treestar |
Sep-30-10 06:49 PM |
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Could just as easily indicate... |
Davis_X_Machina |
Sep-30-10 07:19 PM |
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Sorry, but I was a social worker, and never made $20 per hour. nt |
old mark |
Sep-30-10 07:39 PM |
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Then you should have been paid more - $20 hr < $42,000 yr |
bread_and_roses |
Oct-01-10 07:01 AM |
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I worked for the commonwealth of PA, Democrat Ed Rendell, Governor. I was an AFSCME |
old mark |
Oct-01-10 09:33 AM |
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I've Got A Story For You...........From The FIFTIES!!! |
ChoppinBroccoli |
Sep-30-10 10:52 PM |
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No...you miss the larger reason for removing the screws. |
Moostache |
Oct-01-10 12:56 PM |
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Great story! But that was a couple generations of management ago. |
moondust |
Oct-01-10 02:12 PM |
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Some Bosch DISH-washing machines are made in America (N, Carolina) |
Land Shark |
Sep-30-10 11:25 PM |
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What about GE dishwashers? |
pipi_k |
Oct-01-10 09:30 AM |
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GE makes Diswashers in Louisville |
jojog |
Oct-01-10 09:49 AM |
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My brother has one of those. I went with a Fischer-Paykel |
davidwparker |
Oct-01-10 02:30 PM |
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Oops. You weren't supposed to notice, or noticing, you weren't supposed to believe it. n/t |
Greyhound |
Oct-01-10 12:31 AM |
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Tappan microwave oven |
IHR |
Oct-01-10 01:59 AM |
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Capitalism is not about what is good for the people, Capitalism is about profits. Period. |
liberation |
Oct-01-10 02:16 AM |
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Yea, not the best idea. |
RandomThoughts |
Oct-01-10 02:38 AM |
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Tax breaks should only apply to goods made in the USA. |
TexasObserver |
Oct-01-10 05:19 AM |
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Banks have rigged the system, cause now the US can't get a loan |
JCMach1 |
Oct-01-10 05:20 AM |
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100% agreement...nt |
Enthusiast |
Oct-01-10 06:14 AM |
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The answer - CEOs are paid 275X what their workers are paid. |
urgk |
Oct-01-10 06:45 AM |
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CEO's are the tail of the dog. |
blindpig |
Oct-01-10 07:06 AM |
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Sadly and quite often that CEO is a Board Director.................. |
Bonhomme Richard |
Oct-01-10 09:14 AM |
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and doesn't last as long as it used to. |
greenbird |
Oct-01-10 06:57 AM |
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Hubby and I just donated our washer and dryer to a place that fixes them up. |
Maat |
Oct-01-10 04:05 PM |
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That, my friend, is capitalism - |
TBF |
Oct-01-10 06:59 AM |
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I get the L. L. Bean catalog because I used to buy stuff from them. |
Vinca |
Oct-01-10 07:21 AM |
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Get this.... Our washer and dryer |
4_TN_TITANS |
Oct-01-10 07:45 AM |
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The point... |
ElboRuum |
Oct-01-10 07:48 AM |
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Hammer meet nail. n/t |
4_TN_TITANS |
Oct-01-10 08:25 AM |
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It's about the corps making more money while at the same time, lowering our standard of living... |
Javaman |
Oct-01-10 08:03 AM |
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I look at this a little differently. |
snappyturtle |
Oct-01-10 08:24 AM |
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I'd like to point out something on the subject of washers & dryers |
david_vincent |
Oct-01-10 08:25 AM |
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I don't even think there is a market for dryers in Europe |
eilen |
Oct-01-10 09:25 AM |
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Rain is free too. |
mwooldri |
Oct-01-10 10:16 AM |
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Washer/dryer combinations - still being made and sold. |
mwooldri |
Oct-01-10 10:14 AM |
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It's 100% about profits. |
uncommon |
Oct-01-10 08:28 AM |
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130 recs |
reggie the dog |
Oct-01-10 08:52 AM |
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i have 3 words. greed, greed, greed. |
DesertFlower |
Oct-01-10 09:08 AM |
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Because, as all Economics 101 students can tell you, the price is determined ... |
krkaufman |
Oct-01-10 09:29 AM |
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X-ACT-LEE |
uponit7771 |
Oct-01-10 09:47 AM |
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Wassamatta? You don't see the advantage to having bi-lingual appliances? nt |
RaleighNCDUer |
Oct-01-10 10:03 AM |
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American workers vs. offshore workers |
90-percent |
Oct-01-10 11:08 AM |
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You are wrong. The mexican made washer only costs $500 |
Freddie Stubbs |
Oct-01-10 11:15 AM |
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We buy washing machine for less, sell wheat to Mexican worker |
Cicada |
Oct-01-10 11:44 AM |
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I wrote my Republican Senators |
toppertwot |
Oct-01-10 12:29 PM |
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It is not. And it is why I have very much limited my |
davidwparker |
Oct-01-10 02:10 PM |
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Well the workers in Ohio that work at Whirlpool don't average $20 an hour but it still cost the same |
1776Forever |
Oct-01-10 03:24 PM |
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Case in point, Levi's Straus Jeans |
Ticonderoga |
Oct-01-10 04:16 PM |
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Which is why I made a lifestyle change |
revolution breeze |
Oct-01-10 04:17 PM |
#138 |
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That's right. I've complained to companies that used to make things here in the US |
AllyCat |
Oct-01-10 04:22 PM |
#140 |
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