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Re: Some truth about Comcast - WikiLeaks style
From: "Aaron C. de Bruyn" <aaron () heyaaron com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:10:05 -0800
On 2010-12-19 at 20:44:21 -0800, Owen DeLong wrote:
On Dec 19, 2010, at 6:12 PM, JC Dill wrote: The "USPS monopoly" on first class mail is absurd. In fact, FedEx, UPS, et. al could offer a $0.44 letter product if they wanted to.
Like JC said, the Private Express statutes prevent you from being a common mail carrier. The government created USPS and brought us slow bureaucratic mail delivery. The private sector (FedEx/UPS, etc...) brought us overnight delivery where USPS couldn't... ...and next-day air ...and freight delivery ...and package tracking that reports more than just "We don't know where it is/It's at the post office" When was the last time USPS delivered you a 100 pound UPS unit over night from across the country while letting you track it's progress? -A
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