Again you misread the entire point: for a govt run entity, it has a net operating loss of .1 billion of billions and billions. Thats pretty damn good for the service they provide: mail to everywhere in the US, a feat unmatched by any private entity. The major loss isthe pre-funding of the retirement accounts for people not even born yet.
Hopefully this means Neal's next effort won't be priced at 14.99 forcing me to await the library.
This is good news all around. The major publishers need new, powerful competition as their forced same price every where model has done nothing but hurt consumers.
To further clarify: the usps is one of the few govt entities that is self sufficient. Ie: they don't get tax dollars. It its evidence of govt working correctly. Which makes me crack up when people claim its failing. It does more business today, due to online shopping than ever before. The _only_ reason it is failing is because of the 2006 mandate. They are funding retirement for workers not even born yet. Any company would fail with this burden.
Interestingly, USPS operates at a profit. So they aren't losing money on operations. Where they are going into the hole is due to a congressional mandate to pay 75 years worth of retirement in 5 years. Which is completely ridiculous. I'll get you links when I can get to something other than my phone.
I'm wondering how anyone would begin to prove infringement.
Wouldn't it just be easier for the RIAA/MPAA to require the providers to allow only one current log on ala Steam or pretty much every IM application out there?
I don't think you know how to get people to listen to a message at all. Tell me, which marketing ad do you remember most? Probably the one that made you laugh. Dull information is useless information - no one cares.
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Sigh.
Again you misread the entire point: for a govt run entity, it has a net operating loss of .1 billion of billions and billions. Thats pretty damn good for the service they provide: mail to everywhere in the US, a feat unmatched by any private entity. The major loss isthe pre-funding of the retirement accounts for people not even born yet.
Great news
Hopefully this means Neal's next effort won't be priced at 14.99 forcing me to await the library.
This is good news all around. The major publishers need new, powerful competition as their forced same price every where model has done nothing but hurt consumers.
Response to: illmunkeys on Oct 5th, 2011 @ 2:18pm
To further clarify: the usps is one of the few govt entities that is self sufficient. Ie: they don't get tax dollars. It its evidence of govt working correctly. Which makes me crack up when people claim its failing. It does more business today, due to online shopping than ever before. The _only_ reason it is failing is because of the 2006 mandate. They are funding retirement for workers not even born yet. Any company would fail with this burden.
Response to: illmunkeys on Oct 5th, 2011 @ 2:18pm
I wrote 5 years. I meant 10.
Your were spreading a myth here.
Interestingly, USPS operates at a profit. So they aren't losing money on operations. Where they are going into the hole is due to a congressional mandate to pay 75 years worth of retirement in 5 years. Which is completely ridiculous. I'll get you links when I can get to something other than my phone.
Wheeeee!
I'm wondering how anyone would begin to prove infringement.
Wouldn't it just be easier for the RIAA/MPAA to require the providers to allow only one current log on ala Steam or pretty much every IM application out there?
Re: Re: Response to: Anonymous Coward on May 19th, 2011 @ 4:27am
I don't think you know how to get people to listen to a message at all. Tell me, which marketing ad do you remember most? Probably the one that made you laugh. Dull information is useless information - no one cares.