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CAPSULE COMMENTARIES
by Jacob G. Hornberger, president, The Future of Freedom Foundation

FedEx Carrying U.S. Mail

JGH: "Last Monday (August 27), the Washington Post reported that FedEx (a private company) has agreed to carry Express, Priority, and first-class mail for the U.S. Postal Service (a government monopoly). According to the Post, FedEx is downplaying the development, apparently not wanting to rock the boat by crowing about its new customer. But why shouldn't the American consumer be free to cut out the monopolistic middle man -- the U.S. Postal Service itself -- and freely utilize any company for the delivery of all types of mail, including first-class mail? Since the U.S. government purports to stand firmly against monopolies, why shouldn't Congress free up the postal market by repealing the Postal Service's postal monopoly? With government-provided and government-protected enterprises failing all over the world, why should Americans be saddled with this bankrupt relic of a bygone era?" Read the entire article at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn

/articles/A785-2001Aug26.html