• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world
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    The usps is a government SERVICE. These parasites look at that and say “but nobody profits from that” and somehow they just can’t let that happen.

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      The thing is they did generate a profit until they were fucked with by Republicans to make them look unprofitable.

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      I still can’t get over the idea of for profit prisons. incentivized incarceration is beyond stupid.

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    I remember seeing an interview with Margaret Thatcher where she said that rail could never be successfully privatized. Just as a reminder of how extreme Musk’s ideas are.

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      They more or less did that here in the Netherlands. Once the government let go, things slowly started getting worse and we’re now at the point where I’d say things are expensive, occasionally sporty and suboptimal…

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      Japan seems to have done it, no idea what the people over there think about its service and affordability though.

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    In my country since the government privatized a part of postal service, the quality of service heavily declined to the point that now is almost guaranteed that they will “lose” your letter if you send it in a place that will cost too much to deliver

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    They want to eliminate or control the Postal Service so that they can eliminate mail-in voting. Their added bonus is padding the pockets of fellow millionaires and billionaires.

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    This is exactly the shit that will give permanent erections to the cons.

    And people should not call this shit “Trumpism” - this is who the Republicans are and what the Republican project has always been. They HATE the idea of a functioning society for all. Next up, we’re going to hear how education should be handed over to the Devos family. You know, for “choice”.

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    At this point. How could anyone care or take seriously anything Musk or Trump spits. It’s all lies and bullshit.

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    Step 1: Privatize and sell it for peanuts to fellow billionaires Step 2: Watch it crumble Step 3: Buy it back for a fortune from the very same people you sold it

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