The 60-Day Free Trial of ‘Not-Quite-Capitalism’
Trump pauses a century-old shipping protection racket for two months, then promises to slam the drawbridge shut again once prices calm down and everyone forgets how rigged it was.
Panel of oil execs and shipping lobbyists staring at a giant hourglass labeled “60-DAY JONES ACT WAIVER.” One exec whispers: “Relax—once the peasants get their cheap gas selfie, we switch the monopoly back on.”
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What is the Jones Act? Trump waives 100-year-old shipping law for 60 days amid Iran war
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