I think you’re grossly underestimating with 10,000 jobs. Also, the merchant marine and commercial vessels, which are governed by the jones act, are two separate things. Most goods aren’t moved by US flagged vessels because not much is made here sadly. Most of the jones act vessels are moving your fuel, not the goods you see in Walmart. Advocating against the jones act is advocating against American workers and American unions.

How so?

The jones act ensures that goods moved between two American ports are transported on American flagged vessels, which provide high paying jobs to American sailors. If this was repealed, the goods would be moved by foreign flagged vessels. The savings on cost would not be passed onto the consumer but only increase these corporations profit margins. To get rid of the jones act would get rid of thousands, if not hundred of thousands, of highly skilled and paying jobs for Americans.

Getting rid of the jones act would put an entire industry of American workers into the unemployment line while giving consumers little relief.