Review the narrated slide presentation "Jones Act, Cabotage, Shipbuilding, etc." and the two articles pro and con for keeping the Jones Act. In your own words describe the concept of Cabotage and how the Jones act effects U.S. domestic shipping today. Be sure to discuss the relative importance of the U.S. merchant marine and U.S. shipbuilding relative to other world powers. Briefly, do you think modifying the Jones Act should be a priority for U.S. policymakers and if yes what should be done? Finally, what else in this brief slide show did you find most interesting or surprising?

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Cabotage refers to the transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country by a vessel or aircraft registered in that country The ... View the full answer