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Pros And Cons Of The Jones Act

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If there is a United States law that is unjust and should be broken, then that law is definitely the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires all goods transported by water between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S. flagged ships, that are constructed, owned, and operated by U.S. entities. The act’s purpose is to ensure the United States has a vibrant merchant industry for national defense purposes. Despite the act’s good intentions, its costs have unequivocally outweighed any benefits. One of the main costs of the act is that it hampers economic growth in struggling Puerto Rico. The act raises the costs of food and other U.S. exports since all goods must be shipped there via expensive American owned merchant ships. This reduces Puerto Rico’s competitiveness
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