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NIH came from the military. The internet is also not military but came from the military via ARPANET. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutes_of_Heal

NIH came from the military. The internet is also not military but came from the military via ARPANET. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutes_of_Health#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutes_of_Health#... I'm not saying there isn't a role for government in providing funding for or even management of large ambitious projects but for something like the post office I don't see the value. Even back when it was created, courier services were not some fantastical pie-in-the-sky endeavor like building a massive particle accelerator and research lab. The author of the article has basically said he just wants the tax payer to subsidize ecommerce businesses.

lovehashbrowns 6y ago
I didn't know that about the NIH, thank you! And yes, it's basically subsidizing e-commerce. As I have shown through my examples, these types of subsidies are not new. Nor is it merely a subsidy for e-commerce. The USPS handles government mail, ballots and voter registration, delivering medication, etc. These functions should never rely on a for-profit private business. Mail delivery is a major part of the US infrastructure and USPS is crucial in standardizing costs for that.