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if that’s the worry we can just subsidize UPS etc to service them. it’s a lot cheaper and more efficient than this
by alkibiades 6y ago
if that’s the worry we can just subsidize UPS etc to service them.
it’s a lot cheaper and more efficient than this
- kitotik 6y agoYou’ve hit the crux of the situation here: you either support some things being nationalized for the greater benefit of society, or you take the neoliberal approach and say “there is no society, may the best corporation win”. I have no doubt that privatizing all mail can generate better margins and return some nice profits to a handful of individuals at the expense of less citizens having access to the service.
- notacoward 6y agoIt's only efficient as a way to funnel taxpayer money into stockholders' pockets. "Privatizing" a service but continuing to pick winners and subsidize them isn't really privatizing and isn't compatible with a real free market. It's literally a kind of command economy, albeit one designed to benefit only a few.
- bhupy 6y ago> continuing to pick winners and subsidize them Another approach could be to just give rural Americans more cash, and let them pick the winners, as consumers.