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Re:What does privatization of the US Postal Service mean? by msandford on Friday July 03, 2026 @11:21PM (#48782371)
1. They do a really bad job because you can't get fired

2. My package is delivered late yet again

3. I don't bother calling because the other 8 times I did I wasted an hour, nobody did anything (because nobody can get fired) and I didn't get any money back

4. Look how great we're doing! Complaints are down

5. Give us more funding because we're doing such a good job

This is just as likely of a spiral if we keep it publicly owned. It's also not good. How do you get good outcomes with.no accountability?

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Re:What does privatization of the US Postal Service mean? by 8note on Saturday July 04, 2026 @12:35PM (#48786694)
accountability is contacting your member of congress, no?

and getting them to be properly funded for providing an essential service rather than setting your quality of service by how profitable your area is

public systems have accountability through democratic means. make sure you vote for people that care about the postal service working well, rather than focusing on trans kids, and youll have a working post office

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