[lbo-talk] Private vs public

[Matt]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:28:17PM -0800, Joanna wrote:
> I have a 6oz book I wanted to send to a friend in Indonesia. Took it to 
> UPS where the lady told me that it would cost 90$ for UPS to ship it; 
> 40$ if I wanted the post office to send it, and UPS to get it to the 
> post office, and 20$ for the post office to ship it if I took it to the 
> post office myself.
> 
> I left, clutching the book, amazed at the efficiencies of private 
> enterprise.

With UPS, you are paying for the chain of custody records and
real-time updates available to you about the package's journey.
Comparing that to the USPS, which does not offer similar services,
seems a little silly.

Matt

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