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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by bouchard on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:23PM (#23912502)
What you fail to take into account is that with a privatized postal service, non-profitable routes will stopped being serviced even if it's essential to the population.
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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by isthispermanent on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @09:03PM (#23912827)
I take that as a possibility, but not a given. And even if it is a given there’s nothing to say a better, more efficient system couldn’t be employed.

For example, current day drones would excel at rural mail delivery. Bread and butter business opportunity for someone so inclined.

Just because one method is removed does not mean the product ceases to exist. If it’s valuable a provider will find it.

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