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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by tclancy on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:28PM (#23912545)
This completely ignores things like the Tragedy of the Commons. Similarly, it ignores the idea some things may be a fundamental right. If the mail is completely privatized, who makes sure I can mail things at all regardless of my wealth?

And some day you may ask why wealth should be a barrier to entry to anything.

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by isthispermanent on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:53PM (#23912748)
I don’t think wealth should ever be a barrier to entry for anything.

The idea of privatization and inclusion are not mutually exclusive.

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by harimau777 on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @09:49PM (#23913142)
That hasn't been my observation. Can you explain more how you envision this working?
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