Imagine a big disaster in a landlocked state; residents begging their fellow Americans for food, medicine, etc; BUT DC blocks the delivery trucks unless they're US-made/owned/operated, AND there are only like 10 eligible trucks & 2 eligible rds
That's Puerto Rico & the Jones Act
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p.s. it's actually worse than this, bc--
1) trains are an alternative for landlocked states; PR has no easy alternatives to ships; and
2) there aren't really many foreign trucks passing right by landlocked states; many foreign ships pass by PR daily
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Didn't Trump waive the Jones Act?
How else did Puerto Rico manage to pile everything up at the port until it spoiled?
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I would invest in domestic truck production and demand that my investment be protected.
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The Jones Act applies to territories?!
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All overseas territories are especially affected
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