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I've been thinking a bit about the postal system and wondering how/why people haven't rebelled against such a burden if it's so bad that the USPS has one out of five stars out of six thousand reviews even though it's a public service.
You mean the USPS that can send a letter to anyone in the US, no matter how remote, for less than $1.
The USPS that has had its funding messed with for decades by Republicans trying to make private shipping the only option?
The USPS that is guaranteed by the Constitution to exist and provide services?
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Yeah, let's ditch this amazing service that provides stable union jobs everywhere in the US, and just let private industry take over, that works so well every other time we've done it.
You say that like I said anything about Republicans or privatization, if I may point out, that such low reviews from so many people come from only one demographic, and/or that something so basic or "stable" should be as forgiven as it is for stereotypical reports of internal mail theft, delivery error, heavy-handed monopolizing, and/or "going postal".