Repeal the Jones Act 9-28-2017

28, September 2017                    Repeal the Jones Act 

The Jones Act was enacted to establish a trading monopoly, to maximize profits for US corporations. This has severely hampered recovery from hurricanes, IRMA and Maria. The Act prohibits non-US shipping companies from delivering critical goods to the beleaguered island. Under this Act, vessels entering Puerto Rico must pay punitive tariffs, fees, and taxes which are passed on to Puerto Rico consumers.

The US Virgin Islands has moved off the radar and is suffering similar neglect from the US.

It is interesting that the Jones Act was suspended this year to benefit Texas and Florida during hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Why are Puerto Ricans not afforded the same courtesy?

Trump took his eye off the ball preoccupied for five days firing his racist tweets about the NLF flag kneeing controversy. This was odd coming from a man who has shown utter disdain for the significance of the flag.

Living in his tight bubble, Trump was heaping praise on himself saying he was doing “a "great," "amazing," "tremendous" and "incredible" job. This was reminiscent of President Bush gushing that FEMA boss, “was doing a heck of a job” during the Katrina debacle.