Musings: Here's my case for privatizing
The U.S. Postal Service, as good as it once was, can’t compare today in efficiency to Amazon, UPS, or FedEx, a reader writes. Credit: AP/Nam Y. Huh
Privatize or municipalize? This has been an ongoing discussion/fight for decades. It has encompassed utility companies, delivery companies, and even safety and security services, among others.
Since I am the foremost expert on my own opinion, I believe that if something can be privatized, it should be privatized.
Will it cost more? Absolutely not. Agreed, the shareholders or owner is in it for profit, but when it’s public, there are endless pockets that want to be filled, not just a few owners.
The biggest reason to privatize is accountability. The owner or corporation can be held accountable. How many government officials ever seem ready to be held accountable?
The U.S. Postal Service, as good as it once was, can’t compare today in efficiency to Amazon, UPS, or FedEx. It isn’t even close. I have three post offices within three miles of my house. One has two employees and closes for lunch from 1-3 p.m. That office is unnecessary, and think about the rent being paid for the building.
Finally, I offer the private institution PSEG Long Island, which does the best it can with the cards it is dealt. When a severe weather event happens, no government agency would ever come close to the results that a privatized company provides.
— Josh Stein, Lake Grove
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