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ClumsyPilot
on July 11, 2023
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Privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain
Is fedex forbidden from delivering to a lonely hut in Alaska for the same price as USPS?
Karunamon
on July 11, 2023
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Quite literally yes when we are talking about letters. Even if they did it for cheaper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Express_Statutes
triceratops
on July 11, 2023
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Ah yes letters, the backbone of revenue for any delivery service.
Karunamon
on July 13, 2023
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Irrelevant snipe. I am not the one who said "a similar service". In a world where USPS had to compete, other entities could deliver letters.
triceratops
on July 13, 2023
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It's extremely relevant. Other entities could deliver letters, but would they? At prices competitive with USPS?
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