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oasis

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11. Privatization of the P.O.would be a nightmare.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:32 AM

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Minimum wage workers would be hired/fired at an astronomical rate.
Not only would mail processing and delivery suffer mind boggling slowdowns , the “sanctity of the mail” would be in jeopardy. The keys to multi unit mailboxes in apartment buildings across the US would pass through many more hands.
Imagine how many times locks would have to be changed because of lost or missing master keys in the care of incompetent or dishonest delivery persons.

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