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msongs

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2. drives up the cost of living in hawaii. one simple change would help...

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Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:55 PM

Apr 2025

it requires use of only ships made in the usa. well the usa has a reduced ship building capacity and high prices on those built. buying foreign made ships would drastically lower the cost of shipping even if the other provisions of the act were maintained as is.

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Thanks so much for posting! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2025 #1

drives up the cost of living in hawaii. one simple change would help... msongs Apr 2025 #2