850 jobs from Webster City to Mexico.

[moondust]

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

[Rambis]

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:

[moondust]

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!

:sarcasm:

[Critters2]

3. I wonder what kind of tax break they'll get for doing this. nt

[rurallib]

4. excellent point.