Harry Guerrilla
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Post office needs to end home delivery and switch to P.O. boxes, except for package delivery.
What?
That such a waste of resources, seeing that anyone can get a free email account from multiple, different entities now.
There are also multiple and different social networking sites, that are free to use.
That would be a huge boondoggle.
Post office needs to end home delivery and switch to P.O. boxes, except for package delivery.
Think outside of the box.......This is completely different than what one thinks about a government program but........First off, the Post Office is another quasi government agency. It's not actually a government entity.
Anyway........what if they created something like a Google site for the Post Office? Now we link all the government agencies from this site. I'd consider some sort of program that would allow this site to charge in the same way Google does to make a profit.
How much would it cost to expand the Post Offices to this size for something that is going to continue to get smaller?
There are already multiple referral pages and indexes of government websites.
Having government email accounts and a government social networking site is really, really dumb.
Of all the Google services I use, I've yet to be charged by Google for any of them.
Me either but they are profitable, no? There were search engines before Google, no?
Google makes use of the sale of ad space, among other things.
It's a loss leader to get eyes looking at their web pages.
Setting up a government site for this is dumb, there is no reason to do so.
What are you on about? The Post Office has never been free...
So again your answer is: Just keep dumping money into it.It's not a business, but a necessary service. So yes, it can consume money without the restriction of necessitating profit. That's why it's government and not private. Business has a different set of constraints than government does.
So again your answer is: Just keep dumping money into it.
Well, the Post Office is on the verge of going into default due to mis-management and not "having to turn a profit". It would seem your, theory in practice merely leads to insolvency. Interesting for one with a "libertarian" lean.There's no requirement for a profit. I don't see what the contention is. For mail, I think it's a necessary service. There is a government branch to ensure that everyone can have access. There is a private branch which can do what private business does and in a way to make a profit. Good for them. But they don't have to service everyone, nor do they have to be in all locations even poo-dunk arkansas. The Post service MUST be there. I don't have the innate problem a lot of people do with the post service. Now there were suggestions for improvement, like limiting delivery days, etc. Not a bad idea. Ain't saying that there aren't improvements to be made. I'm only saying that the post office does not need to turn a profit.
Well, the Post Office is on the verge of going into default due to mis-management and not "having to turn a profit".
It would seem your, theory in practice merely leads to insolvency. Interesting for one with a "libertarian" lean.
Think you'll ever see the left claim that this Constitutional duty is outdated and was hatefully put in place by evil white slaveowners? :lol:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/05/business/in-internet-age-postal-service-struggles-to-stay-solvent-and-relevant.html?_r=1
The day of reckoning is at hand for the Post office. This is what happens folks, when Government runs a business.
Well, the Post Office is on the verge of going into default due to mis-management and not "having to turn a profit". It would seem your, theory in practice merely leads to insolvency. Interesting for one with a "libertarian" lean.
Post office needs to end home delivery and switch to P.O. boxes, except for package delivery.
I would prefer it if every bill that passed the House or passed the Senate be e-mailed to all citizens, as well as the version of a bill signed into law by the President. The same for bills and laws on the state and local levels too.
I knew someone that crammed it all back in the pre-paid return envelope and mailed it back. :lol:And stop delivering all the junk/spam mail that goes right in thecircular file.
Actually, I shred all the junk
No it won't.
Because I think the U.S. Post Office should re-task itself to providing e-mail accounts to all American citizens, and possibly to running a government-based social networking sites.
By re-tasking the USPS to doing so the government can better communicate with its citizens, especially in regards to providing important information in case of natural disasters or the like. Government-provided e-mail can also send important educational information to citizens, and from local and state governments as well as the federal government.
That's what I think is the future of the USPS.
At least that legislation would be read by somebody.
Or it could go to localized mail boxes
Where an entire block or blocks of houses have a group of mail boxes located on a corner. Which makes delivery easier and vastly quicker. Mail does not need to be delivered 6 days a week, 5 would be more then enough and likely 4 would be fine. Of course the Postal Service signed some rather stupid labour contracts, limiting options