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Domestic shippers should not exist (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I had a realization that the very existence of private domestic shippers in countries indicates a failure of their government to provide universal infrastructure needed by all citizens.

There may be specialized needs like same-day couriers, special handling requirements and other edge cases, but those should be small specialty houses, not international mega-corps.

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[–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

the very existence of private domestic shippers in countries indicates a failure of their government to provide universal infrastructure needed by all citizens.

Nothing about providing a nationalized service forbids you from using alternate means you find more suitable. That seems like a false premise to me.

These don't seem particularly compatible. According to you, the mere existence of an alternative is a government failure.

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 1 week ago

    The existence of direct competitors to the government's are indicative of, but not tantamount to a government failure, yes. If a tax-subsidized government service leaves so much room in the market that a direct, like-for-like competing business can profitably exist, it is hard to envision how that could be so without the government service being a failure in some way.

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