The post office is bankrupt, not self supporting. http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/08/18/the-next-bankruptcy-the-u-s-postal-service/
Regards Michael Baird > On Dec 8, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Andy Trimmell wrote: > > >> Kinda like when I was home schooled as a kid and my parents had to pay >> school taxes for public school? Only makes sense that we'd again pay >> twice for another public option. >> >> Good analogy. >> >> > I don't think your parents had to pay twice. They could have sent you > to public school. This why the analogy breaks down. A more reasonable > analogy would be an existing public service that is augmented or > replaced with a private one for personal reasons. Maybe owning a car > when public transit is available. Or living in a gated community with > security when there is a police force. Or having a bottled water > service in addition to your regular water service. Or using a private > toll bridge to shorten a trip as compared with using the public road. > These are all examples of the private option being used because of > personal circumstances even though a public option exists. > > I personally would like to see something more like the post office. > This is a public organization that is self-supported. Yet UPS and > FedEx are viable companies offering a private choice. I like how > online retailers have learned to mix and match the post office with > UPS and FedEx to minimize their shipping costs and yet still get their > products to consumers effectively. > > -Matt > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
