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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by pkaye on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:26PM (#24163482)
> No, I don't believe any piece of critical infrastructure works if privately owned. I'm glad the highways aren't privately owned. I'm glad USPS exists so it can deliver mail unprofitably to my rural community. I'm glad water isn't privatized.

Aren't some highways in the east coast privately run toll roads? And right now Trump and the Republicans are trying to gut the USPS.

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Re:I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible by dumbfoundded on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:25PM (#24170054)
I don't support highway tolls b/c they are regressive taxes. Trump and the Republicans have been trying to gut USPS for years. Now they seem extremely urgent to advance their plans.
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