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<DIV>Personally, I agree with Marty Trillhouse’s editorial in today’s
LMT. I use the post office a lot and feel I get my money’s worth every
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<DIV>Sue H. </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ophite@gmail.com
href="mailto:ophite@gmail.com">Andreas Schou</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:01 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=godshatter@yahoo.com
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">Paul Rumelhart</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Postal Service Is Nearing Default as
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Paul Rumelhart <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN>If I remember right, the USPS has a monopoly on regular postal mail
(not over-nighted, non-packages), so FedEx and UPS cannot, by law, compete in
this area. Aren't government-granted monopolies
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<DIV>Actually, the USPS doesn't just have a statutory monopoly: it has a
Constitutional monopoly. A federal postal monopoly was expressly intended by the
Founding Fathers. </DIV></DIV>
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