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I envy you Swiss people, this is public company and when I see its profit. I feel embarrassed for our Czech post.
by RektBoy 4y ago
I envy you Swiss people, this is public company and when I see its profit. I feel embarrassed for our Czech post.
- soco 4y agoIt's a public company heavily supported by the government, allowed to make nice profits while also trimming down on the public service and increasing prices. The irony.
- martopix 4y agoAll Swiss public companies (Post and railways are the best examples) are amazing and offer services that feel 1 century ahead of everyone else I experienced. Even if they weren't making money, I would gladly pour my taxes on them because the level of service of say public transport here is completely priceless.
- seymore_12 4y agoAgree. I can add to this the retailers Migros, Coop and digitec.ch (amazing). We are so used to the quality of their services, that we take them for granted.
- mmmpop 4y agoThe Swiss government seems to be one of the few exceptions to "taxation is theft" because everyone seems pretty happy with where their tax dollars go. Must be nice.
- mmmpop 4y ago
- martopix 4y agoCalling fascist everyone that disagrees with you will certainly not help and should not have a place on HN.
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- gfellerph 4y agohttps://www.post.ch/en/about-us/profile/facts-and-figures/financed-through-taxes https://www.post.ch/en/about-us/profile/facts-and-figures/fi...
- soco 4y agoThey are supported by being a monopoly by law on letter correspondence. No need for extra subventions when you can decide yourself on your pricing and quality of service.
- rscho 4y agoRampant privatization is not any more enticing than what you describe.
- soco 4y agoBecause there are only two ways of doing things in the world?
- smcl 4y agoThe quality of service appears to be pretty high, among the best in the world. I don't know about pricing, things in Switzerland are always pretty pricey even compared to the UK
- abc03 4y agoWhile technically it doesn't receive tax money because it must earn a profit, it of course is partly financed by the government. Just one example: I lived in an apartment that was owned by the Swiss Post (close to the post office but a separate building ). With a AAA credit rating, it is of course cheap to buy buildings and make a profit. A regular private company couldn't do this. Well, I benefited as well as the rent was relatively cheap compared to similar apartments.
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