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Element TV Factory in South Carolina Shuts Down; Tariffs Cited as Reason

posted by martyb on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the tired-of-winning dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Trump's China Tariffs Claim Another Victim: A South Carolina TV Manufacturing Plant:

The tariffs imposed by President Trump have claimed more jobs, this time at a consumer-electronics manufacturing plant in South Carolina.

Element Electronics blamed tariffs on Chinese imports for its decision to shut down its manufacturing facilities in Winnsboro, SC, a town located about 30 miles north of the state's capital. The plant, which makes Element TVs, will maintain a skeleton crew of eight workers, as it hopes the shutdown will be temporary."

The news is especially hard for Winnsboro and its surrounding communities because of recent job losses in the area, including the shuttering of a Walmart store, the closing of a textile mill, and the cancellation of plans to construct two nuclear reactors.

Element notified the state's Department of Employment about its plans, according to Columbia-based The State newspaper, which first reported on the plant's closing. In its notification, Element stated, "The layoff and closure is a result of the new tariffs that were recently and unexpectedly imposed on many goods imported from China, including the key television components used in our assembly operations in Winnsboro."

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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:43AM (3 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:43AM (#719239)

    Could we move Taiwan, I mean that island that's part of China, the people and all the good stuff, closer to USA? They'll feel safer, it'll be a win-win.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:04PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:04PM (#719404)

    Well - generally speaking, land is not buoyant. So, moving Taiwan closer to the US would put it into deeper water, before it would reach shallow water again. That is very much akin to sinking. A lot of people are allergic to breathing dihydrous oxide, so it may not be the best move.

    • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Thursday August 09 2018, @04:53PM

      by RS3 (6367) on Thursday August 09 2018, @04:53PM (#719460)

      Well, you've come to a final conclusion without considering all of the facts and options (something very common these days).

      There is a giant floating island of plastic in the Pacific. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch [wikipedia.org] Do you get where I'm going with this?

  • (Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Thursday August 09 2018, @09:25PM

    by Joe Desertrat (2454) on Thursday August 09 2018, @09:25PM (#719629)

    Could we move Taiwan, I mean that island that's part of China, the people and all the good stuff, closer to USA?

    Sorry, but the tectonic plate it is on is actually moving towards a collision with mainland China. It will hit in a few million years, thus finally joining the two together.