Jones Act

The maritime law that proves even in 2026, some parts of the U.S. economy are still stuck in the age of wooden sailing ships and congressional favors.

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zofrann
04/30/2026

The regulation that makes shipping goods between American ports more expensive than shipping them to foreign countries, because nothing says “America First” like making Americans pay more.

permatak
04/26/2026

The reason it can be cheaper to ship something from China to Los Angeles than from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico.

enex
04/25/2026

The law that protects a tiny number of American shipbuilding jobs by raising prices for every consumer, farmer, and business that needs to move cargo inside U.S. waters.

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