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1998-02-08 - Re: the best justice/kinds of monopolies

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From: bill.stewart@pobox.com
To: Tim May <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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UTC Datetime: 1998-02-08 10:23:23 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 18:23:23 +0800

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From: bill.stewart@pobox.com
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 18:23:23 +0800
To: Tim May <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: the best justice/kinds of monopolies
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At 02:47 PM 2/6/98 -0800, Tim May wrote:
>(Yes, yes, I know some of you will be tempted to cite the official line
>that the Postal Service is no longer a government agency. Well, this is a
>distinction without a difference. The USPS retains governmental protections
>against competition, has government-like powers and protections, and is
>still run by a "Postmaster General," not a Chairman of the Board or
>President or CEO. It ain't FedEx or Airborne. Or even UPS, which emulates
>government agencies.)

I don't care if they call their boss Grand Wazoo Snail Mail Evangelist;
there are software and ice cream companies that use non-standard titles too.
"Postal Inspector" is a much more serious problem title, since they
seem to have quasi-police powers to do criminal investigations of
postal offenses like pornography and pyramid scams and running competing
formatted-tree-product information delivery services.

				Thanks! 
					Bill
Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com
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