I understand the argument that government services shouldn't have to run a profit, but government funding should still be for meaningful services that people actually use. I only get maybe 5-6 relevant pieces of mail per year, and then a ton of junk. I don't need service 5 days a week straight to my doorstep.
Our civilization has changed and mail delivery has lost much of its importance - how much we fund it should reflect that change in importance. A somewhat contrived example, but we don't expect the government to continue paying for lamplighters to go out each evening and light streetlamps, because the need for flame based streetlamps (and their lighters) has decreased. Similarly, the demand for mail service has decreased (because of email) and we can get by with less postal carriers. Someone saying "the lamp-lighting crown corporation shouldn't have to run a profit" completely ignores that maybe we don't need as many lamplighters.
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Yes. I'm gay and kind of open to having children, so a partner having children (but me not being a primary parent) could be a nice balance.