tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post8244914774408210821..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Yes. We Should Privatize the Post Office.Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-65738732590940521182018-09-25T07:53:45.088-06:002018-09-25T07:53:45.088-06:00Indeed.Indeed.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-39084273040714997642018-09-25T06:14:31.492-06:002018-09-25T06:14:31.492-06:00So these people think FedEx and UPS don't deli...So these people think FedEx and UPS don't deliver to rural areas? It's a bit less convenient in some places--I know places where you have to go to the office to pick up packages, for example--but that's hardly an insurmountable problem, evidenced by the fact that it is happening all over the country right now. <br /><br />Also, what does the USPS deliver these days? Most people pay their bills online, either without receiving a bill in the mail or before they receive it. Most people ship packages via UPS or FedEx. When I open my mailbox today I'm going to see abut two pounds of junk mail addressed to "Dear Resident", and that's it. What these people are advocating for in fact, in reality, is forcing us to subsidize the junk mail flier industry! Dinwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138006602385020048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-74274008356832822232018-09-25T02:53:11.255-06:002018-09-25T02:53:11.255-06:00That's a fun and possibly thought-provoking su...That's a fun and possibly thought-provoking suggestion.<br /><br />This reminds me of the fact that Denmark, one of the countries the "democratic socialists" say they want to emulate, ranks higher than the US in several measures of economic freedom.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-69776403416149824962018-09-24T18:56:02.551-06:002018-09-24T18:56:02.551-06:00When people call for socializing health care becau...When people call for socializing health care because other Western nations have done so ('everybody's doing it', essentially), I always want to ask them if we should probatio privatize the post office for the same reason. The same people who use that argument with respect to health care are usually the ones most likely to object to using it when it comes to mail delivery.Todd Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741721881433617402noreply@blogger.com