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>What's the answer? Commit to do the work necessary to turn it around. No. I'm going to commit to dismantling an outdated and unnecessary burden on society th

>What's the answer? Commit to do the work necessary to turn it around. No. I'm going to commit to dismantling an outdated and unnecessary burden on society that serves mostly to deliver literal garbage to a box in my yard. Since it's easier to destroy than to build, I predict I will win in the long run. I don't know what world you live in but the Postal System has been a running joke for at least the last 50 years. I mean there's even a meme called "going postal" where someone commits mass murder. When was this time you're imagining when it worked well?

viro 6y ago
Are you stupid? Have ever used another service to mail a fucking letter? The USPS is one of the most advanced logistics networks in the world that is price capped by law and are literally required by the constitution. So kindly STFU and go back to ur open delivery network crack pipe.
- philwelch 6y ago
  > literally required by the constitution I don’t think this is true. The Constitution provides Congress the power to “establish post offices and post roads” in Article I, Section 8, but the list of enumerated powers begins with the phrase “The Congress shall have Power”, which does not seem to establish a positive mandate to exercise such powers. For instance, other enumerated powers include: > To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; There hasn’t been a declaration of war since 1941, and it’s been even longer since Congress issued any letters of marque and reprisal. The postal service had the same constitutional status as pirates: Congress certainly could commission them if they want to, but it’s not strictly required.
- Consultant32452 6y ago
  Maybe. Yes. Price caps are immoral. I don't care about the Constitution any more than our PATRIOT Act passing, right to bear arms infringing, throw you in a cage over growing your own food government does. The Constitution is the right's "gun free zone" signs. It means nothing.
  - dang 6y ago
    Please stop posting flamewar comments to HN. It's not what this site is for. We've had to ask you this repeatedly in the past. We ban accounts that ignore such requests, so please stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dang 6y ago
  Whoa. You can't post like this here and we ban accounts that do. I'm not going to ban you right now because it doesn't look like you've been making a habit of it, but please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules from now on. We want thoughtful, substantive threads here.
stjohnswarts 6y ago
Using "going postal" as evidence of anything basically completely destroys the entire point of your post as "going postal" happens all over and might be more properly called "going school shooting" as it is relatively rare in comparison.
- Consultant32452 6y ago
  >happens all over Yes, that's what it means for it to have become a meme
- seanp2k2 6y ago
  Ah, but we can defund, ruin, then shut down public schools too!
  - Consultant32452 6y ago
    This, but not sarcasm.
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viro 6y ago

Are you stupid? Have ever used another service to mail a fucking letter? The USPS is one of the most advanced logistics networks in the world that is price capped by law and are literally required by the constitution. So kindly STFU and go back to ur open delivery network crack pipe.

philwelch 6y ago
> literally required by the constitution I don’t think this is true. The Constitution provides Congress the power to “establish post offices and post roads” in Article I, Section 8, but the list of enumerated powers begins with the phrase “The Congress shall have Power”, which does not seem to establish a positive mandate to exercise such powers. For instance, other enumerated powers include: > To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; There hasn’t been a declaration of war since 1941, and it’s been even longer since Congress issued any letters of marque and reprisal. The postal service had the same constitutional status as pirates: Congress certainly could commission them if they want to, but it’s not strictly required.
Consultant32452 6y ago
Maybe. Yes. Price caps are immoral. I don't care about the Constitution any more than our PATRIOT Act passing, right to bear arms infringing, throw you in a cage over growing your own food government does. The Constitution is the right's "gun free zone" signs. It means nothing.
- dang 6y ago
  Please stop posting flamewar comments to HN. It's not what this site is for. We've had to ask you this repeatedly in the past. We ban accounts that ignore such requests, so please stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
dang 6y ago
Whoa. You can't post like this here and we ban accounts that do. I'm not going to ban you right now because it doesn't look like you've been making a habit of it, but please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules from now on. We want thoughtful, substantive threads here.

stjohnswarts 6y ago

Using "going postal" as evidence of anything basically completely destroys the entire point of your post as "going postal" happens all over and might be more properly called "going school shooting" as it is relatively rare in comparison.

Consultant32452 6y ago
>happens all over Yes, that's what it means for it to have become a meme
seanp2k2 6y ago
Ah, but we can defund, ruin, then shut down public schools too!
- Consultant32452 6y ago
  This, but not sarcasm.

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