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Might as well just shut it down in that case. Amazon would be abandoned in mass if it was government run. People groan every time they see that the USPS is handling their delivery. I can't imagine how bad it would be if that same level of government competence was applied to all of Amazon's operations.

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> People groan every time they see that the USPS is handling their delivery.

They do? I am usually pleased when I see it's them. They are very consistent and rarely make mistakes, in my experience. I don't know what there is to complain about, outside of pointless hatred for anything related to the government. Meanwhile, it's a crapshoot if the FedEx or Amazon driver even gets it to the right address.

Maybe Amazon is popular enough that one party wouldn't insist on constantly trying to ruin them.

Come on. My interactions with the IRS, TSA, Social Security Office, Passport Office have all been slow and arcane. It is a total fantasy to think the Government could run Amazon well.

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