Is there any good argument against privatizing the post office?
Posted March 7th, 2010 by admin 6 Comments »
Brad asked:
The post office is inefficient at delivering mail and has been out-competed in every area in which private enterprise is legally allowed to compete with it. People do not use the post office to deliver packages, but rather Fedex or UPS.
The post office is inefficient at delivering mail and has been out-competed in every area in which private enterprise is legally allowed to compete with it. People do not use the post office to deliver packages, but rather Fedex or UPS.
Is there any good reason why we shouldn’t just privatize the post office, abolish its monopoly privileges, and let it compete on the free market? The only remotely respectable argument against privatization of the post office that I can think of is that the inefficiency of the post office is a good argument against those who advocate that the government start other business enterprises.
Other than the fact that privatizing the post office will mean that post office employees will no longer be able to be paid outrageous salaries, why shouldn’t we privatize the post office?