Submitted by oceansofmyancestors t3_yopgpy in massachusetts
wereunderyourbed t1_ivhud16 wrote
Reply to comment by Doctrina_Stabilitas in Why is National Grid increasing rates by 64% by oceansofmyancestors
Every time I hear about the Jones act it seems like it was a terrible idea. Why don’t we just repeal it? It seems to do nothing positive.
g_rich t1_ivids19 wrote
In 1920 during war time it made perfect sense to safeguard the US merchant fleet; in 2022 with globalization it makes less so. What they need to do is amend the act removing the requirement that the ships be built in the US to just be US flagged ships.
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