"Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer?
The postal service is providing a service to the public at a rate set by them. They're in direct competition with UPS and Fedex and shouldn't have HIGHER prices than their competition.
But as for those in REMOTE areas or PO Boxes that UPS and Fedex won't service affordably...... the USPS serve a useful public function. They're not subsidizing Amazon so much as they're subsidizing mail order: but for some in remote areas, mail order is the only practical way of purchasing some simple necessities that can't be had from a local Walmart, because there is no local Walmart.
Want to live in a remote area? Well, you should be prepared to pay for it.
Want to live in an urban environment and have access to food, building materials, power, and fuel. Well, you should be prepared to pay for it. Your utopian urban environment isn't self sufficient so get off your high horse.
You missed the entire point. City dwellers don't need to make everything themselves to be self sufficient. There are literally billions of people out there who would happily give them whatever they need in exchange for what cities produce. Heck, the computer you typed on is made in a city, as is this website, amongst millions of other things.
Besides, there aren't many rural areas that are completely self-sufficient either. Modern farming requires things like fertilizers, pesticides, weather predictions,
But as for those in REMOTE areas or PO Boxes that UPS and Fedex won't service affordably...... the USPS serve a useful public function. They're not subsidizing Amazon so much as they're subsidizing mail order: but for some in remote areas, mail order is the only practical way of purchasing some simple necessities that can't be had from a local Walmart, because there is no local Walmart.
First off, the President of the United States should not be referring to individual companies that should be charged more. If the postal rates are incorrect, they should be adjusted for everyone.
Second off, the postal service does serve a useful purpose for areas that are not served well by alternatives and we should preserve that, even if it costs some money. Package rates to and from those areas can and should be a bit higher to deal with reality. Subsidies if they exist should mainly be for standard f
Reiterating below ( sorry could not mod up). Amazon taking advantage of a service meant to help folks in less economically accessible areas.
Trump should reflect the Gov Corp welfare system abounds well beyond USPS and Amazon.
Competitive market (+1)
mysidia 2 hours ago
"Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer?
The postal service i
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Competitive market (Score:2)
"Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer?
The postal service is providing a service to the public at a rate set by them. They're in direct competition with UPS and Fedex and shouldn't have HIGHER prices than their competition.
But as for those in REMOTE areas or PO Boxes that UPS and Fedex won't service affordably...... the USPS serve a useful public function. They're not subsidizing Amazon so much as they're subsidizing mail order: but for some in remote areas, mail order is the only practical way of purchasing some simple necessities that can't be had from a local Walmart, because there is no local Walmart.
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Want to live in a remote area? Well, you should be prepared to pay for it.
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Want to live in a remote area? Well, you should be prepared to pay for it.
Want to live in an urban environment and have access to food, building materials, power, and fuel. Well, you should be prepared to pay for it. Your utopian urban environment isn't self sufficient so get off your high horse.
You missed the entire point. City dwellers don't need to make everything themselves to be self sufficient. There are literally billions of people out there who would happily give them whatever they need in exchange for what cities produce. Heck, the computer you typed on is made in a city, as is this website, amongst millions of other things.
Besides, there aren't many rural areas that are completely self-sufficient either. Modern farming requires things like fertilizers, pesticides, weather predictions,
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Given those small, rural communities largely supported Trump... you’d think he’d be more aware of stuff like this.
Or you would, if you had t spent the past two or three years witnessing just how little thinking he does.
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But as for those in REMOTE areas or PO Boxes that UPS and Fedex won't service affordably...... the USPS serve a useful public function. They're not subsidizing Amazon so much as they're subsidizing mail order: but for some in remote areas, mail order is the only practical way of purchasing some simple necessities that can't be had from a local Walmart, because there is no local Walmart.
First off, the President of the United States should not be referring to individual companies that should be charged more. If the postal rates are incorrect, they should be adjusted for everyone.
Second off, the postal service does serve a useful purpose for areas that are not served well by alternatives and we should preserve that, even if it costs some money. Package rates to and from those areas can and should be a bit higher to deal with reality. Subsidies if they exist should mainly be for standard f
Re: Competitive market (Score:1)