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Colin Grabow
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On the one hand, the Jones Act imposes significant economic costs. On the other hand, it has produced a wildly uncompetitive shipbuilding industry with minuscule output.
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"Protected US Shipbuilding Continues to Sink" via @cpgrabow @CatoInstitute cato.org/blog/protected "In 2024, the United States—the world’s second-largest manufacturing country with a 17% share of world output —accounted for a mere 0.04% of global commercial shipbuilding" 😔
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Colin Grabow
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Separate piece of law. JA cabotage provisions are Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. The provisions you are referring to are in Section 33.
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