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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 76225" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>No! I mean cut it all out. No subsidies for anyone period. Let the free open market itself provide options and solve problems. Where in the US Constitution is authority given for the gov't to extract wealth via taxation from the individual taxpayers in order to transfer that wealth to certain select businesses the gov't deems worthy? If it's wrong to take money from the taxpayer and transfer it to someone who refuses to work under the form of welfare then in my mind it's just as wrong to take the same money from the same taxpayer and transfer it to certain businesses all because they had better lobbyists on "K" Street!</p><p> </p><p>As UPSers we all crow about how if we were given the task of delievering the 1st class letter, with our knowledge and expertise in everything else shipping, we would take that whole process to a new level. Now I know it's not all that easy but I understand the point and I would ask this question. If the US Postal service had no UPS or FedEx to compete against, would they have any overnight services? Would they have many of the features they now have as a result of competing with UPS and FedEx? Look what we've had to do as well because of FedEx and the results of good competition? </p><p> </p><p>Well then my question would be, if this kind of competition is good and healthy for the American consumer, business person and taxpayer then why is it not also good in a vast array of other areas? </p><p> </p><p>Monopolies are bad no matter who runs them! Would you volunteer to participate in the social security program if it's wasn't mandatory under threat of force, imprisonment and even death if you took your opposition to that extreme? Oh yeah, I'll bet you some would but the overwhelming vast majority wouldn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 76225, member: 2189"] No! I mean cut it all out. No subsidies for anyone period. Let the free open market itself provide options and solve problems. Where in the US Constitution is authority given for the gov't to extract wealth via taxation from the individual taxpayers in order to transfer that wealth to certain select businesses the gov't deems worthy? If it's wrong to take money from the taxpayer and transfer it to someone who refuses to work under the form of welfare then in my mind it's just as wrong to take the same money from the same taxpayer and transfer it to certain businesses all because they had better lobbyists on "K" Street! As UPSers we all crow about how if we were given the task of delievering the 1st class letter, with our knowledge and expertise in everything else shipping, we would take that whole process to a new level. Now I know it's not all that easy but I understand the point and I would ask this question. If the US Postal service had no UPS or FedEx to compete against, would they have any overnight services? Would they have many of the features they now have as a result of competing with UPS and FedEx? Look what we've had to do as well because of FedEx and the results of good competition? Well then my question would be, if this kind of competition is good and healthy for the American consumer, business person and taxpayer then why is it not also good in a vast array of other areas? Monopolies are bad no matter who runs them! Would you volunteer to participate in the social security program if it's wasn't mandatory under threat of force, imprisonment and even death if you took your opposition to that extreme? Oh yeah, I'll bet you some would but the overwhelming vast majority wouldn't. [/QUOTE]
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