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lifeisahologram 15 points ago +15 / -0

It’s not just amazon. It’s e-commerce and really all package rates in general. In the post office every package is massively cheaper than FedEx. On Mercari I can ship a package via USPS for $4.99 that costs $9.99 on UPS.

USPS is just stupid signing all these low price rate deals, and having stupid low pricing.

There is a reason UPS doesn’t compete on rate. Because it’s impossible to do so while maintaining a profitable business!

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dingdongbob 13 points ago +13 / -0

It is because they are subsidized by the government. Waste of money. Liberals would try to smugly say "Achtually the government doesn't subsidize the USPS." They basically do in a roundabout way. The USPS gets loans from the government, yet they report a loss every single year. How the fuck are you going to pay pack a loan when you aren't making any money? Government giving money to an organization without them paying it back sounds like subsidization to me.