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Wonder what happens when soldiers can't send/receive mail from their families
by bytematic 6y ago
Wonder what happens when soldiers can't send/receive mail from their families
- buzzert 6y agoSoldiers don't have access to the internet?
- claudeganon 6y agoYes, digital care packages sure will go over swimmingly. Nothing like some home-cooked bits...
- yellowapple 6y agoSoldiers often receive care packages from family, and those ship via USPS. You can't exactly send snacks over the Internet.
- csours 6y agoCorrect. Soldiers often don't have access to the internet.
- CamperBob2 6y agoWhat will happen is that they'll continue to vote overwhelmingly Republican, as a bloc. Edit: This isn't political snark, FWIW. The deleted parent comment pointed out that soldiers on deployment rely on the APO/FPO system under USPS to receive packages from home, and wondered what the soldiers would do if the USPS is allowed to fail by the Trump administration. It's objectively demonstrable that those who end up worse off because of Republican policies are among the most faithful Republican voters, and that almost certainly holds true in the armed forces as well. Warfighters and their families will likely pay more, get less, and continue voting the same way.
- kauffj 6y agoAn uninhibited free market would absolutely produce a price for that service. If no mail is sent, it's because the market is inhibited or both of the parties (government and families) are unwilling to pay the price.
- jellicle 6y agoPricing would likely be similar to the free market pricing for prison phone calls. What, $50 per letter, something like that?