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theendisneyyesterday at 8:45 PM1 replyview on HN

They dont have to, they are reqired to make the country work. Its like trying to make us roads profitable.


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munk-ayesterday at 8:54 PM

Or having some silly notion that the post service should be profitable.

Public services generally provide public good that outweighs their cost. Trying to quantify and charge for that cost is a useless exercise.