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It didn't. It was a failure from the start. In early US history the post office management was a place for political leaders to place supporters (the spoils system).

When private alternatives popped up in the 1800s they were squashed by laws designed to make them non competitive. The post office had govt on their side. The private start ups had no chance.

Ah, right, the American Letter Mail Company. The company that delivered all of the profitable mail in order to prove a point (private enterprise does it better rar rar!), leaving the government service to handle the expensive deliveries and place a huge burden on taxpayers.

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Posted by RogerTheShrubber

Juneau, AK

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 12/24/14 at 12:35 pm to Korkstand

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Ah, right, the American Letter Mail Company. The company that delivered all of the profitable mail in order to prove a point (private enterprise does it better rar rar!), leaving the government service to handle the expensive deliveries and place a huge burden on taxpayers.

Why is it so important to have a public mail service?

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Posted by Zach

Gizmonic Institute

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Posted on 12/24/14 at 12:41 pm to Korkstand

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Ah, right, the American Letter Mail Company. The company that delivered all of the profitable mail in order to prove a point (private enterprise does it better rar rar!), leaving the government service to handle the expensive deliveries and place a huge burden on taxpayers.

Ah, wrong. There were private city delivery services 50 years before ALMC. They were all shot down by political machines.
The ALMC did not put any huge burden on taxpayers.

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