@egirlyuumimain how does an act that mandates US crews and vessels make trade routes between Alaska and the west coast "impossible"?
@WandererUber All ships have to start and end at a USA port
@egirlyuumimain no it doesn't say that. the Act APPLIES to goods transported between US ports:
>It requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on ships that have been constructed in the United States and that fly the U.S. flag, are owned by U.S. citizens, and are crewed by U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents.
in any case, how is that an issue for the route between Alaska and the US West Coast? (pictured prominently in OP image as formerly "impossible" routes)
>It requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried on ships that have been constructed in the United States and that fly the U.S. flag, are owned by U.S. citizens, and are crewed by U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents.
in any case, how is that an issue for the route between Alaska and the US West Coast? (pictured prominently in OP image as formerly "impossible" routes)
@WandererUber Ask whoever made the picture not me. I just post interesting things i find
@egirlyuumimain yeah super interesting nobody has any fucking idea what it means though what a shame. I would have quite liked to find out old bean
@WandererUber Its a protectionist law kept around by US ship owners basically
@egirlyuumimain that wasn't my question but thanks
@john_darksoul @egirlyuumimain I thought we were against foreigners taking domestic jobs on this webzone
@WandererUber @egirlyuumimain I am. Definitively. Wouldn’t it be nice if the US could build more ships domestically?
@john_darksoul @egirlyuumimain >posts snippet about Chinese-flagged ships
>pivots to building
I'm afraid you lost me. What exactly is the argument here?
>pivots to building
I'm afraid you lost me. What exactly is the argument here?
@WandererUber @egirlyuumimain The reason these routes are underutilized/ignored is due to a dearth of US owned and operated vessels. Or so the LLM says.
@john_darksoul @egirlyuumimain my thinking is that it would probably also say that about why manufacturing can't be done onshore. And why food is getting expensive. And so forth.
Why is this not a "we need migrants because they are cheaper" style argument, like all the rest of them? What makes it different?
Why is this not a "we need migrants because they are cheaper" style argument, like all the rest of them? What makes it different?
@WandererUber @egirlyuumimain I think White people in the US should be making things. I have literally no idea what you’re talking about.
@john_darksoul @egirlyuumimain "the LLM says x"
"the LLM would probably also say y"
"But I don't say y"
John Darksouls bros... Did he have breakfast this morning?
My point is that such arguments about how the economy supposedly benefits are often brought up for many other cases where they want immigrants to do formerly White jobs. And I still don't see a reason why this time it should be different.
What I did not say is: "John Darksoul, yes, THAT John Darksoul. You heard me, the guy who lost all his money on a bad sillver trade. That guy wants brown immigrant labor to replace White workers"
"the LLM would probably also say y"
"But I don't say y"
John Darksouls bros... Did he have breakfast this morning?
My point is that such arguments about how the economy supposedly benefits are often brought up for many other cases where they want immigrants to do formerly White jobs. And I still don't see a reason why this time it should be different.
What I did not say is: "John Darksoul, yes, THAT John Darksoul. You heard me, the guy who lost all his money on a bad sillver trade. That guy wants brown immigrant labor to replace White workers"
