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As Trump Pushes Privatization of USPS, Amazon May Be Preparing to Take Over (truthout.org)

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Monopoly laws should prevent retarded shit like this.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

how? for more than half of the US fedex, ups, and for ~ two places dhl exist. vertical integration isn't prevented by anti-trust or monopoly laws.

The USPS is important because of rural and remote places that would otherwise completely lack mail services for even just sending tax to the government.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You just listed three companies. Mono-poly means one.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I bet you love two party politics, too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No. Why would i?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Boy are you a neutron star cause you dense as fuck?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

🫢 💀

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Antitrust law is about more than just literal monopolies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's an oligopoly.