>>Actually I think that postal service does pretty good job (compared to everything else government does). Didn't a comedian say "where else someone would carry your letter to California for 40 cents?" <g>.
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>>But the postal service is bleeding money - our money. Private enterprise could do it cheaper and more efficiently.
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>>I remember when we were living in England, I sent my sister a case of smarties for her birthday in November. I wondered why she never thanked me. Well, I found out when we were visiting her the following February. The smarties finally showed up 3 months after I had sent them! I answered the door for the post man.
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>I absolutely defy you to find a private company that could do it better and cheaper. Go ahead, start one. We'll wait.

You mean like FedEx or UPS - both of which would turn themselves inside-out for a chance to handle standard mail?