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Old 05-10-2013, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by perrjojo View Post
I have mixed feelings. On one hand we say there is too much government but on the other hand we want them to run the library. The US postal system looses billions a year but private enterprise FedEx and UPS offer similar services and make a profit.
Will FedEx or UPS deliver a letter from here in Florida to a small, isolated village in the far reaches of Alaska for 46 cents, where the only access is by bush pilot or snow machine? There IS such a thing as a "public service," remember? Or have we forgotten and instead focus solely on the "bottom line"?