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Considering how the postal service has been hobbled by politicians attempting to privatize it[1] and as for the TSA, it used to be private, do I really have to

Considering how the postal service has been hobbled by politicians attempting to privatize it[1] and as for the TSA, it used to be private, do I really have to argue why that was a bad idea? [1] https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/03/04/how-the-postal-service-is-being-gutted.aspx https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/03/04/how-the-po...

pdonis 7y ago
> the postal service has been hobbled by politicians attempting to privatize it So what? That has nothing to do with the fact that private companies have proven, through the entire history of the United States (including before the USA was even an independent country), that they can provide postal service. So there is no need for the government to be doing it. > as for the TSA, it used to be private, do I really have to argue why that was a bad idea? If you have such an argument, you should make it to the airports that use private screeners today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screening_Partnership_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screening_Partnership_Program
- iron0013 7y ago
  It kinda seems to me that the fact that the government has proven to be able to successfully provide postal service is evidence that we don’t need private alternatives introducing inefficiencies in the form of rent seeking
  - pdonis 7y ago
    > private alternatives introducing inefficiencies in the form of rent seeking Um, what? Rent seeking is one way of taking advantage of government-granted privileges. How are FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc. rent seeking?
- spaceribs 7y ago
  > If you have such an argument, you should make it to the airports that use private screeners today. Sure! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
  - pdonis 7y ago
    You are aware that the program I linked to was put into effect after 9/11, right?

pdonis 7y ago

> the postal service has been hobbled by politicians attempting to privatize it So what? That has nothing to do with the fact that private companies have proven, through the entire history of the United States (including before the USA was even an independent country), that they can provide postal service. So there is no need for the government to be doing it. > as for the TSA, it used to be private, do I really have to argue why that was a bad idea? If you have such an argument, you should make it to the airports that use private screeners today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screening_Partnership_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screening_Partnership_Program

iron0013 7y ago
It kinda seems to me that the fact that the government has proven to be able to successfully provide postal service is evidence that we don’t need private alternatives introducing inefficiencies in the form of rent seeking
- pdonis 7y ago
  > private alternatives introducing inefficiencies in the form of rent seeking Um, what? Rent seeking is one way of taking advantage of government-granted privileges. How are FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc. rent seeking?
spaceribs 7y ago
> If you have such an argument, you should make it to the airports that use private screeners today. Sure! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
- pdonis 7y ago
  You are aware that the program I linked to was put into effect after 9/11, right?