Re:Swiss Post Design System
by soco on Monday October 10, 2022 @08:36AM
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It's a public company heavily supported by the government, allowed to make nice profits while also trimming down on the public service and increasing prices. The irony.
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All Swiss public companies (Post and railways are the best examples) are amazing and offer services that feel 1 century ahead of everyone else I experienced.
Even if they weren't making money, I would gladly pour my taxes on them because the level of service of say public transport here is completely priceless.
Re:Swiss Post Design System
by seymore_12 on Monday October 10, 2022 @10:52AM
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Agree. I can add to this the retailers Migros, Coop and digitec.ch (amazing). We are so used to the quality of their services, that we take them for granted.
The Swiss government seems to be one of the few exceptions to "taxation is theft" because everyone seems pretty happy with where their tax dollars go. Must be nice.
"I should appreciate that the government does things with my money that I don't like!" - every fascist that downvoted me
Calling fascist everyone that disagrees with you will certainly not help and should not have a place on HN.
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They are supported by being a monopoly by law on letter correspondence. No need for extra subventions when you can decide yourself on your pricing and quality of service.
The quality of service appears to be pretty high, among the best in the world. I don't know about pricing, things in Switzerland are always pretty pricey even compared to the UK
Rampant privatization is not any more enticing than what you describe.
Because there are only two ways of doing things in the world?
While technically it doesn't receive tax money because it must earn a profit, it of course is partly financed by the government. Just one example: I lived in an apartment that was owned by the Swiss Post (close to the post office but a separate building ). With a AAA credit rating, it is of course cheap to buy buildings and make a profit. A regular private company couldn't do this. Well, I benefited as well as the rent was relatively cheap compared to similar apartments.