{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chuck Yates Got A Job","title":"Colin Grabow of the Cato Institute","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3171,"description":"The Jones Act is always in the top ten for worst US economic policies. Passed in 1920, it basically restricts all goods and services transported between US sports to be on US built, owned and crewed vessels. While that sounds great it skyrockets costs on US citizens particularly those in Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii. Why does this matter to us energy geeks? Because the US doesn’t have a Jones Act compliant ship that can transport LNG, Massachusetts imports LNG from primarily Trinidad but occasionally from Russia. WTF?!?   Colin is an expert on the Jones Act and breaks it all down for us.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n00:00 - Intro\n00:39 - Who is Colin Grabow\n02:31 - What is the Jones Act\n08:06 - Jones Act and Oil Export Ban\n11:36 - Costs of the Jones Act\n14:57 - Benefits of the Jones Act\n18:24 - Why the Jones Act Persists\n26:50 - Changing the Jones Act\n29:57 - Changing People's Minds\n37:54 - Making People Laugh\n43:30 - Wrapping Up\n43:56 - Additional Topics Covered\n44:20 - No Taxation Without Representation\n46:10 - Final Wrap Up\n49:10 - Political Strategy: Anti-Jones Act Coalition\n51:00 - Alex's Business: Digital Wildcatters\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c5WQufo5wbt5DUoayihGmjPfi-6mpIXlFv-B8NwxUXk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ODIw/NmQyYjMwOTI3MTcw/NjU3ZTI2NDViYTlk/M2NkNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}