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Welcome to the Eric Erickson Show podcast, Our Three.

Hello, America.

It is Eric Erickson here this fine day.

I hope you're having a great one. We have to talk about one of the nerdiest subjects imaginable, and I will do my best

to make it interesting. We're going to talk about shipbuilding right now, because I saw a story

that blew my mind. Have you heard of the Jones Act?

The Jones Act is an American protectionist law that requires that ships going from U.S. port to U.S. port be American built.

So more than 100 years old law, American-made vessels are required to transport cargo between American ports.

So, for example, you know, after the devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico years ago,

it was a struggle to get aid to Puerto Rico because only American ships could be used to send food and supplies from American ports to Puerto Rico because Puerto Rico is an American port.

And there aren't enough ships.

It's a very stupid protectionist act.

And so you have to build Jones Act compliant container ships.

And those Jones Act compliant container ships are built where?

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