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I don't think OP was specifically stating we need to save these specific jobs, rather they were pointing out the interconnected nature of the economy. Less importing hurts the workers in those industries. Taking that further, it will hurt businesses near the ports where the workers may have gotten lunch, etc. etc. etc. That's how recessions look at a microeconomic scale.


> rather they were pointing out the interconnected nature of the economy. Less importing hurts the workers in those industries.

Well I agree with that phrasing however the OP said it as:

> to be so cynical [...] that would mean a lot of dockworkers/longshoreman are out of jobs or not working right?

That leads to a different interpretation and sounds like something else than what you said (which I agree with).




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