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Amazon Opposes Plan To End Saturday Mail Delivery
theodp writes "Online retailer giant Amazon.com has come out against a US Postal Service proposal to end Saturday service, part of efforts to address the USPS budget deficit. 'Amazon's customers have come to appreciate and expect Saturday delivery,' explained Amazon VP Paul Misener. 'If the five-day delivery proposal is not withdrawn,' he added, 'we ask that Congress ensure that Saturday delivery be maintained.' In the past, Amazon has argued that it should not have to help support public services in states in which it has no physical presence." The article adds, "Interestingly, online DVD service Netflix is backing the plan to end Saturday mail delivery, arguing that a 'well functioning' Postal Service is more important than 'maintaining current delivery frequency.'"
I love it... They demand access to an external service that directly profits them, but they then turn around and say they shouldn't have to support that service.
This cliche corporate attitude would be comical if it wasn't so harmful.
Do they think important services like the post are run by magical fairy slaves or something?
Any increased costs may be passed on to the consumer, but not always.
That's why I said "consumers and investors". Since you seem rather skeptical of corporations, riddle me this: when they magically "absorb" these increased burdens, do you think it's going to be due to some brilliant synergy discovered by an intrepid MBA, or do you think they just worked it into the next round of nickel and diming everyone on the bottom of the food chain?
And even then, since they exist entirely at the grace of tax payers, they should have no right to any amount of privacy.
Really? People don't have an inalienable right to the freedom of association?