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Old 02-04-2009, 09:54 AM   #90
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
That's the point that I was making, Ralph. The post office in many European countries (including the UK) has been "privatized" and is run as a profit-making business. Many would argue that doing so has resulted in a much more efficient business, because they are competing against many other rivals, especially in the area of parcel deliveries. Why has the US reserved the postal service as a government monopoly? I would suggest that it's because it's considered that it's beneficial to the country as a whole to have it so.
Having considerable experience with American government work - I would submit that politicians not wanting to be embarrassed by being out worked by the private sector, or lose the revenue and power that the postal service brings in is a more likely reason.
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