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> What would be necessary for the government to run a service like Amazon successfully?

Anti-corruption measures to stop politicians from sabotaging those services. E.g., USPS.

Idk if USPS is truly an example of excellence, even if they are an example of govt excellence. In 2020 they shipped 70 billion packages, of which 90% was spam.

> In 2020 they shipped 70 billion packages, of which 90% was spam.

Is that their problem, though? I don't think anyone expects the post to police package contents.

They do police package contents to a degree, but only for actual crimes. Postal spam isn't a crime (and probably shouldn't be, as much as I'd like to get rid of the spam).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Inspectio...

They do police package contents, pretty heavily even. They allow spam (presorted bulk mail in post office terms) because the spammers have a strong lobby.

Well 90% of products on amazon are shit too, maybe some made with child labour. Are you sure this comparisom will be favourable?

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