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Seems odd to have a public postal service and still require people to buy stamps for votes.

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Or to have voting on a day when most of the population is working, for states that don’t do vote by mail.

In this country, ease of voting is not prioritized.

The US postal service received exactly zero tax dollars for operational expenses. It relies solely on the money it makes from postage and other service, so it makes sense. Think of them as a private business when it comes to financials.

Not true, since Congress can limit how much a stamp costs.

Edit: Apparently there is a commission set up. It's part of the executive branch, but still, the USPS can't up and decide the price of a stamp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Regulatory_Commission

Ok, but either way that's hardly relevant given the comment I responded to.

I was responding to your statement: "Think of them as a private business when it comes to financials." A private business would be able to set the cost of its services.

Right, you were responding to a statement which is somewhat inaccurate but if corrected would in no way change the argument I was making or its validity. That's my point.

I'm not challenging your first or second sentence. I'm challenging your third sentence. I'm not sure where you got the idea that I was challenging your whole comment, when mine referred exclusively to the price of USPS services.

>I'm not sure where you got the idea that I was challenging your whole comment

I don't, only saying that the bit you're commenting on is wholly irrelevant.

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