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Re:U.S. Postal Workers Were on the Front Lines Before. They ... by rbritton on Monday April 13, 2020 @04:58PM (#22859883)
Responding to the sibling comment: they don't need to make a profit, but they should at least break even. Call it a price, a tax, or whatever, but it's capable of being completely self-contained where those using the service can pay the full cost of operating it.
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Re:U.S. Postal Workers Were on the Front Lines Before. They ... by zaksoup on Monday April 13, 2020 @05:03PM (#22859934)
But what does "break even" even mean in the context of public infrastructure? If you're okay with calling that income a "tax" why doesn't public subsidy through... taxes count as breaking even? Nobody complains that highways don't "break even" but it's not like toll roads pay 100% of road upkeep...
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Re:U.S. Postal Workers Were on the Front Lines Before. They ... by m0zg on Monday April 13, 2020 @08:01PM (#22861513)
Means that instead of paying for USPS with taxes or debts (and wasting half the money on unrelated bullshit in the process), it could just charge a sustainable price for its services.
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