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The Post has no free rider problems, and runs on postage. The service is the public good, and operating it where all are served equally (remember everyone can
by ddingus 5y ago
The Post has no free rider problems, and runs on postage.
The service is the public good, and operating it where all are served equally (remember everyone can receive a package at no cost to them) is in the public interest.
No private entity can, or even has a plan to do the same at anywhere close to the low cost and quality of service.
- erik_seaberg 5y agoA public good isn’t paid for by users. That’s part of how economists define that term, and why they make theories about how and when someone else ought to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_good_(economics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_good_(economics)
- ddingus 5y agoSee above. I am not making an entirely economic argument.