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If USPS didn't exist, do you think FedEx start delivering to those places?

• disillusioned 6y ago
  Possibly, but at astronomical rates. But almost certainly not, if they were well out of their routes or extremely far-flung, because there would be no ROI and private entities exist exclusively to generate profit. The postal service is a constitutional public service to benefit our citizens.
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  • j88439h84 6y ago
    Those high rates for delivering to faraway locations are because it is costly to deliver to those places. It is often useful to require individuals pay for services they consume -- and for that payment to reflect the cost of the service. What is the benefit gained by socializing the cost of remote deliveries instead of linking the price with the cost?