What about labor costs? Foreignflag cruise lines employ Third World labor and pay Third World wages. In the process they avoid immigration and labor laws that their U.S. competitors must obey. In addition. foreign operators benefit from foreign government subsidies designed to encourage capital investment overseas and provide employment for their citizens. The real issue at stake in the proposed repeal of the Passenger Services Act is who gets the American vacation dollars. a U.S. or a foreign business? No one would dream of letting Toyota. Sony. or some other foreign corporation set up shop within our boundaries and escape U.S. taxes. immigration and labor laws. but this is exactly what we are allowing in the vacation cruise line industry. The U.S. passenger vessel industry deserves our support. There are some 3.600 passenger carrying vessels in the U.S. fleet. 20 or more of which are in overnight service.
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