Comments by "Fumble_ Brewski" (@fumble_brewski5410) on "American Electronics: A Texas Sized Problem" video.
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Peter is making things a bit too complicated. America produced quality electronics merchandise from the 1950's well into the 1970's, at which point east Asia took over the market. Zenith, the last domestic TV manufacturer, sold off its share to LG, a Korean company, in 1995. LG owned 100 percent of Zenith by 1999, eventually putting the 1,200 workers at Zenith’s Melrose Park, IL facility out of a job. There are still some American-owned companies that put their names on TV sets, but 100% of the manufacturing is done in east Asia. We can reverse this process, but it will take a few years. In the meanwhile, don't get rid of your older Samsung/LG/Sony flat screen TV's. I've had one for over 9 years, and it still works as good as the day I first bought it.
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