Catherine Dustrude • Chapter 4 • Question 5&6

The Post Office example struck me through this chapter; my talkative neighbor and former boss was telling about this one time he had been waiting forever for something in the mail, but he said something along the lines of, 'well, at least the government runs this area', to which I replied, 'why?'. He then told me about each letter costing the same, and that if the Post were run by private sects, a letter to CA, would be nearer $4 than the letter to WI. I hadn't really thought about it, but it makes perfect sense. If there were private run Postal Services, many many jobs would become available, maybe new airlines, or at least the cash flow... And people would even have someone specific to call and he'll at when their mail gets lost, but the costs would go up for everyone. No one would send letters anymore, email would become popular, or everyone would get a fax machine in their homes- a substitution. People wouldn't want to take the time to go to an office and see how much exactly it will be and then buy a stamp or a sticker and then send it, people like the efficiency of just buying 50 stamps, and dropping 50 letters into a box near their home. I take the side with my neighbor, Postal Service should stay government-run.