Privatizing the Post Office Would Be a Disaster
Yesterday Donald Trump confirmed that he’s considering privatizing the US Postal Service. That would be a big step in the direction of a libertarian dystopia.
A USPS letter carrier delivering mail on January 28, 2009, in San Lorenzo, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
In 2018, right-wing commentator Dave Rubin went on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Rubin, at that point, was calling himself a libertarian. Rogan asked him about it, and he started going on about how the government doesn’t do anything right.
When Rubin started listing off examples, Rogan objected:
Rubin: Do they do the Post Office well? No! Like, what do they do well?
Rogan: They do the Post Office pretty good, actually.
Rubin: But guess what, if the Post Office closed tomorrow, you’ll be alright, you’d still get mail. Amazon would. . .
Rogan: It would suck.
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