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I don't get why public infrastructure and services are supposed to make a profit. They are already funded by taxes, why are we supposed to pay them again?
by pietrovismara 7y ago
I don't get why public infrastructure and services are supposed to make a profit. They are already funded by taxes, why are we supposed to pay them again?
- socalnate1 7y agoIn this case, the USPS is not funded by taxes. It has a nightmarish duality of both getting no public funds and being controlled by congress.
- pietrovismara 7y agoWell that sounds like an aberration of neoliberalism. My point still stands though.
- cameronbrown 7y agoIn an ideal world, healthy profits are just taxpayer money saved that can be re-invested or returned to the budget. In reality this never happens because there's an incentive to spend, spend and overspend.
- m0zg 7y agoUSPS is not "funded by taxes". Or at least it's not designed to be. It's not a part of the government either.
- bmelton 7y agoIt is an "establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States" specifically authorized by the United States constitution, and (if you ignore its transition from the USPOD) predates America.