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> What would be necessary for the government to run a service like Amazon successfully? Anti-corruption measures to stop politicians from sabotaging those serv
by smhost 5y ago
> What would be necessary for the government to run a service like Amazon successfully?
Anti-corruption measures to stop politicians from sabotaging those services. E.g., USPS.
- AbrahamParangi 5y agoIdk if USPS is truly an example of excellence, even if they are an example of govt excellence. In 2020 they shipped 70 billion packages, of which 90% was spam.
- oblio 5y ago> In 2020 they shipped 70 billion packages, of which 90% was spam. Is that their problem, though? I don't think anyone expects the post to police package contents.
- amalcon 5y agoThey do police package contents to a degree, but only for actual crimes. Postal spam isn't a crime (and probably shouldn't be, as much as I'd like to get rid of the spam). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Inspection_Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Inspectio...
- shiftpgdn 5y agoThey do police package contents, pretty heavily even. They allow spam (presorted bulk mail in post office terms) because the spammers have a strong lobby.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoWell 90% of products on amazon are shit too, maybe some made with child labour. Are you sure this comparisom will be favourable?