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"Joe L." wrote:
>
>      This is the IDENTICAL argument used against UPS way back when. Does it
> strike you as odd that private enterprise can and does deliver virtually
> every other product to these isolated areas but somehow first class mail is
> considered an  impossible task?
>      There was a big argument back in the 70's about this when UPS proved
> the nay-sayers wrong. USP did in fact say that they COULD duplicate the job
> of the Post Office and do it better and cheaper; even in the isolated areas.
>      Having UPS throughly prove thier arguments wrong as regards Parcle Post
> delivery by beating them in speed, safty and cost they could hardly use this
> "only we can do it"  argument against First Class delivery. That too almost
> went private back then. Public pressure was VERY strong but stronger still
> was the threat of withholding Union Support in the next election. The
> "compromise" was to make the PO a "semi-private" business granted a
> monopoly.
>     UPS, FEDEX, et al still lobby to recind the law and SITLL claim they can
> do it faster and cheaper but continued union campaign contributions
> guarantee that they will not even be permitted to try. The risk of being
> beaten again as they were before is too great.
>
> > In fairness to the USPS, the monopoly on first-class mail is very
> important
> > to them because they have to serve every address in the country, even if
> > you have to get there on a dogsled.  The commercial shippers have perfect
> > freedom to service only those areas which are profitable, and guess
> > what?  Those are the areas they serve.  If commercial companies took away
> > the profitable business, postal rates would climb enormously, which would
> > be unfair to those in isolated areas. The monopoly is theirs (USPS) by
> law,
> > as is the requirement to serve every address.
> >
> > david
> > David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net