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		8b16380d 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The US Relies on 51 Forty-five-year-old ships to T... Thanks Jones Act

throw0101d 7 months ago [–]

> Thanks Jones Act

The problem is with Congress deciding to not contract to build replacement vessels. In this instance the Jones Act is not the problem.

See "Hawaiian Rum Company Challenges the Jones Act" (30m) from the same channel which really gets into the details and history of the act:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuvAY4k3KQ8

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