Re: [NTLK] [OT?] Spam?

James Fraser wrote:
> Hello,
>
> --- On Sun, 7/19/09, John Chu <johnchu@acm.org> wrote:
>
>>> The US Postal System?
>> Because Federal Express and UPS can get a 1 ounce letter
>> across the country from one doorstep to another in within a week for
>> $0.44.
>
> That's actually a pretty disingenuous example, seeing as how the USPS enjoys a monopoly on First Class Mail. IOW: no private carrier is allowed to deliver it; only the USPS can by Act of Congress.
>
> Unless and until the USPS gives up its current monopoly on First Class Mail, we'll never know what the private sector can or cannot do with it in the present day. And I'm confident the USPS won't be relinquishing that monopoly anytime soon, seeing as how UPS and FedEx have demonstrated an ability to deliver packages at competitive rates. I doubt they're going to be afforded the opportunity to try to do the same thing with First Class Mail. :)
>

I hope that NEVER happens because then there would large rural areas
where the private entity would not provide service. Remember the USPS
"monopoly" mandates that they serve everyone.

Yes, there are a few areas where they can't provide home delivery but
not as near as as many as there would be if a private entity was making
the decision.

Oh, years ago I lived in a modern European country the size of the sate
of Oregon. At that time, their equivalent of first class postage for a
letter addressed internally was about 50% higher than the U.S. rate that
covered the entire U.S, including the territories of Guam, American
Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. So I consider the $0.44 cost
reasonable and the U.S.P.S. sufficiently efficient.

But how does any of this thread apply to the Newton?

-- 
Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney
"Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is 
... oh, never mind."
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