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Element TV factory in South Carolina shuts down; tariffs cited as reason
Element Electronics [elementelectronics.com] 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.
Q: What do you call the money you pay to the government when
you ride into the country on the back of an elephant?
A: A howdah duty.
