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Which is perfectly fine, because the USPS is a service, not a business. It's not supposed to be profitable anymore than the military or the EPA are supposed to
by grecy 6y ago
Which is perfectly fine, because the USPS is a service, not a business. It's not supposed to be profitable anymore than the military or the EPA are supposed to be profitable.
- delusional 6y agoUnder the assumption that they are funded to provide that service.
- dexterdog 6y agoThe problem is when a company can leverage that loophole to make even more money, which is what Amazon is doing.
- not_kurt_godel 6y agoIsn't that kind of the point of most public infrastructure though? That its losses can be subsidized because the net economic gain and overall improvement to people's lives is worth it? How many companies depend the "loophole" of roads and public transport being publicly subsidized in order to operate in any capacity whatsoever?