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>Do you want those people managing something like maps or places on maps

Yes. The USPS is actually pretty good at it too. They even have their own API you can use.

>Think about your interactions with the government

My public roads, building codes, food safety, food affordability, stable power grids, advanced medical care, space exploration.

The government is plenty capable of doing good things, however people letting carefully crafted legislation, get passed or even created, that supports private interests is a societal illness, not a fundamental issue with government capabilities.



> The USPS is actually pretty good at it too.

In my opinion, the USPS is mostly an advertisement delivery system, and every once in a while they deliver a very important letter from the IRS so that you have to look through all of it.

I don’t know how we tolerate this federal system that is literally 80% spam advertisements




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