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by dv_dt 1886 days ago
For things that are private goods, it's fine to have a process of elimination - but only if that elimination doesn't leave even more public obligations to clean up (like pollution).

However the post office is a public good, so just letting it disappear is something that needs to be prefaced by an actual public discussion to do so.

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> just letting it disappear is something that needs to be prefaced by an actual public discussion to do so.

Not really. Budgeted government programs can’t continue to exist without money. They are default dying without top-ups.