[MadIvan]

I will double check, but I believe the Post in Australia is privatised too; thus the argument about out of the way areas is moot.

That said, there are plenty of out the way areas in Britain too. Yet the Post Office is commercially successful.

Regards, Ivan

[toddlintown]

"I will double check, but I believe the Post in Australia is privatised too; thus the argument about out of the way areas is moot.

That said, there are plenty of out the way areas in Britain too. Yet the Post Office is commercially successful."

Have you taken a look at a map of the U.S. lately? It's just a wee bit bigger than those 2 countries and not contiguous.

[Generic_Login_1787]

England and Australia don't cover six time zones and 6,000 miles. Sending a letter from Key West, Florida, to Barrow, Alaska, costs 39 cents. Beat that.

As for the "attitude" argument, please don't argue that you don't get attitude from bored teenagers at privatized fast-food joints. The service industry hiring pool is fairly universal.

The whole point about privatization vs. government control is that private companies can do whatever government can better. So come up with the business model that costs LESS and runs MORE efficiently than the U.S. Postal Service and I'll support it. We're not talking about the Education Department here.

[RockinRight]

If it works in Australia, which has MANY more remote areas than the US, then it could work here as well.