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5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Jones Act

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Mainly that it should repealed for good as it inhibits aid in the worst of times and increases the cost of consumer goods to some U.S. islands in the worst of times. So, for example, a container ship sailing from Beijing couldn't arrive in New York, pick up cargo, and then transport it to Boston.