I'll find out tomorrow
when it is delivered, and I'll let ya know John. New Samsung major appliance plant is in Newberry S.C.
Whirltag parts mainly come from Mexico, last I knew. Samsung is not Chinese, but some parts may be from China. GE parts are mainly China now. Could have got a GE 4.5 cu. ft. for same price. Pedestal was a bit less. I even saw a Galianz refrigerator from China. I don't like what the Hong Kong citizens are being subjected to in Chinese totalitarian rule. They are standing up for them selves though. Teniemen Square uprising was almost 50 years ago. Most millenials don't even know about it, nor care. I learned that are few masters because many are slaves, or are many slaves because few are masters.
So, in making a decision, if I could in any way know which companies my pension plan, or hubbies 401k is invested in, that's what we'd buy, but we do not. So, to hedge the retirement planning best we can, we opened a new 13 month CD yesterday which pays a yield of 1.9%. Not great, but better than .8% of a standard account. I had to dump my dads annuity, and IRA last year after the markets declined to avoid losing much, and paying fees and taxes even though I wasn't withdrawing anything. Estate tax and IRA witholdings vary by state, unless you request a special form to send in, which takes extra time, during which you can lose hundreds or thousands.
Speed Queen is, or was owned by a Wisconsin teachers union.
I don't know of a local dealer anymore even.
Neither Lowes nor Home Depot have any Electrolux on the sales floor. They are Canadian Frigidaire in design, or were, and terrible, so knew to stay clear of those.
Seems the only durable goods to invest in today is real estate, and even that is risky. Vehicles depreciate, unless its a classic, or an exotic. You do not win. You are taken to the cleaners wether you lease or purchase.
My career role model Mr. Lee Iaccoca is being laid to rest today. I ran my departments at my company based on his books I read. He said satisfy the customer, the lines keep the money moving, and the money keeps the lines moving, and was not anti labor.
He predicted we'd soon be leaving the kids not the estate, but the mortgages back in the 90's., and the major financial crash of 2008. His style of management and ethics are all but defunct today. I suspect this is why he steered clear of politics.
Known as father of the Mustang, LTD, Gran Torino, and more affordable T-Bird of 1977, Henry Ford II fired him shortly after it's summer debut. He told him, "I just don't like you." Lee was cfo, and senior vice president, and in line for president, and Ford is a family owned entity, and did not appoint highest offices to non relatives then.
Another car guy, and not just a bean counter was John Z. DeLorean. He pioneered the Pontiac GTO, Grand Prix, Chev. Monte Carlo, and other 70's colonade coupes.
When GM announced the X cars for 1980, he was very disenchanted. That was the onset of the real malaise era, when cars began lacking much style.
