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Privatize or downsize the USPS? Rural customers worry either option will hurt them (www.iowapublicradio.org)
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Rick Wallace, 77, voted for Trump and supports his cost-cutting agenda, to a point.

“There are government programs that I’d like to see discontinued or cut back, especially those that don’t affect me,” said the retired Scottsbluff firefighter. “But the ones like the Postal Service, yes, we count on them.”

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[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If usps doesn’t want to deliver to rural addresses, fine, but set up some alternatives. Create a secured remote mailbox, or offer P.O. Boxes for free.

The fundamental problem here is that the US population doesn't really want to pay for stuff where they don't directly benefit. In "me first" politics, rural populations are screwed.

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 week ago

And may they have the day they voted for.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 13 points 1 week ago

Exactly. Nothing is free, and having free po boxes just means the public will pay. And since you can't pay for things you don't directly benefit from in the current zeitgeist, it's not happening.