alt Hacker NewsNot for nothing, but Philco is/was an American brand. The Phil is for Philadelphia.
The fact that Americans don't even recognize it anymore may make a better case for the policy than against.
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sethammons • 04/03/2025
Stop. Hold on. You just heard a solid set of examples and logic on why the tariffs were bad for Brazil's consumers and your takeaway was that one brand that couldn't compete in the US moved to the sheltered manufacturing environment and that is good?
The policy is good for uncompetitive manufacturing - and so you are in support of it? Why is that less-competitive manufacturer from Philly who couldn't compete anywhere but Brazil more important than the people of that country?
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In Brazil, the Philco operation was bought by Gradiente (The company that sued Apple over the use of the iPhone trademark) in 2005. Before that, Philco was from Itau (a Brazilian bank).
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradiente_(empresa)