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doxyluv13

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2. Your reasoning's a bit scrambled

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:37 PM

Aug 2016

1. What you call "greedy shipping unions" are a mainstay of the Democratic Party. You may be on the wrong board.

2. You want to give the last U.S. jobs in shipping to foreigners? That's what repealing the Jones Act would do.

3. The USPS is able to do that because of it's government mandate. No profit-making company, foreign or domestic is going to be able to match that price. UPS is a very efficient operation but they like to make a profit.

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Matson Orders Two ConRo Ships for Hawai'i [View all] The Sushi Bandit Aug 2016 OP

lets get rid of the Jones Act then Matson cannot screw the people of Hawaii with extortion msongs Aug 2016 #1

Your reasoning's a bit scrambled doxyluv13 Aug 2016 #2

The Jones act keeps shipbuilding jobs in America! The Sushi Bandit Aug 2016 #3