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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They are losing hundreds of millions a year though. That money could go a long way in other areas.

I'm not saying no mail, but maybe let's think of solutions. Do I need every day delivery? Do we need post offices. I ain't even suggesting it be profitable, but theres an extreme cash burn going on here. A lot of their services can be done by private companies pretty effectively (and I'm not a huge privatization guy). Hell they even own one (Purolator), so why the fuck are they also still messing around in the parcel world?

[–] excursion22@piefed.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They aren't losing anything, just as the military doesn't lose money, nor the healthcare system. It is a public service.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

That's not accurate at all. You can't just burn billions on billions on a public service then, without cuts somewhere else. You can't equate mail to stuff like a military and health care, it's not the same. Protection and basic human care for subsistence isn't equitable to being able to mail a letter to someone, or to send someone junk mail.