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"it is illegal for a private agency to deliver mail" At least there's some rationale for this. National postal agencies typically have monopolies, but the flip
by rahimnathwani 5y ago
"it is illegal for a private agency to deliver mail"
At least there's some rationale for this. National postal agencies typically have monopolies, but the flip side is they have universal service obligations, i.e. they have to deliver mail to even unprofitable locations, e.g. rural areas.
This is analogous to taxi regulation: in theory, the monopoly granted to medallion holders has a flip side: rates are fixed, and they can't discriminate between riders based on destination.
In practice, taxis in NYC skirt these regulations pretty often.
- rsj_hn 5y agoYeah, I understand the logic. But I was pointing out that yes, while Congress does mandate retiree health benefits for postal workers, it also advantages the USPS in other ways. It is a weird monopoly, with all sorts of carve outs. I am not advocating for some kind of drastic postal reform one way or another.