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I get how the USPS is pretty essential to the entire practice of mail-in voting. But, ignoring that one thing, I've always considered the value, to me, of the
by mac01021 6y ago
I get how the USPS is pretty essential to the entire practice of mail-in voting.
But, ignoring that one thing, I've always considered the value, to me, of the USPS to be significantly less than zero.
I'm a little bit surprised that noone else ever seems to voice the same opinion.
- ohyes 6y agoWell, except the value isn't zero to you, even if you don't use it. It allows a lot of basic government and corporate things to happen (taxes, payroll, sending of legal documents). And it sets a baseline price for mail and package sending services. Imagine being priced out of being able to mail something. I agree junk-mail is a huge pain. This argument is a lot like not owning a car or bike and claiming that roads have zero value to you. Unless you're off the grid, then maybe this is tenable, but if you're getting mail, you're probably not off the grid.
- sukilot 6y agoIf you have an extreme minority position, likely based on a lack of understanding of how your packages get to you, it's expected to not hear that opinion often.