[qzx_pierri]

> you still need to use a private service to access those public resources

Unless you contact them through USPS, which is a public service.

[falcolas]

See the aforementioned "you can only access some government services via the internet" statement.

[achenatx]

I dont think this is mostly true. All government services I have used recently are accessible without the internet.

It is highly inconvenient without the internet, but not required.