09-30-2017, 06:23 AM
glinda, I make a distinction between union welfare and the corporate kind... The Democrat party believes that the former is their path to success and the Republican party less so. I don't find either particularly appealing when it burdens the rest of the population with economic/welfare/educational disadvantages.
If, in fact, strong shipbuilding and maritime capacity is important to the welfare of the United States, then the burden for that should fall on the entire population equally, not be dumped on a few coastal states and territories (as it is now). If there was competition among shippers to Hawaii/Alaska/Puerto Rico, then, yes, the costs of shipping - and the cost to consumers - would be significantly reduced.
If, in fact, strong shipbuilding and maritime capacity is important to the welfare of the United States, then the burden for that should fall on the entire population equally, not be dumped on a few coastal states and territories (as it is now). If there was competition among shippers to Hawaii/Alaska/Puerto Rico, then, yes, the costs of shipping - and the cost to consumers - would be significantly reduced.