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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by djur on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @04:27AM (#23915026)
Yes, I agree that the US Postal Service should be directly funded by the US government, not through postage.
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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @05:09PM (#23921611)
How is that in any way better than the US government just paying the market rate for postage when it sends election mail?
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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by djur on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:55PM (#23924033)
The US government does not send election mail, because it does not conduct elections. Elections are conducted by state governments. Election mail should be a free service provided by the US government in exchange for states adopting certain mandates, such as universal voting by mail with no postage assessed to the voter.
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