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merien_nl t1_j13z6z2 wrote

It is a service of the Federal Government, why put in the headline it will use federal funds for this. Isn't that obvious?

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RnDanger t1_j141zmy wrote

This seems to me like they want to stir controversy out of nothing because Republicans will see their ads

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Ground2ChairMissile t1_j146in8 wrote

For the UK version of PC Magazine? Hardly the target audience.

The reason they wrote the story (which isn't even in their coverage field) is that any and all news on electric vehicles does great in Google Discovery SEO.

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boundbylife t1_j157uxa wrote

Okay, but then why the negative tone?

Here's a positive spin on the same headline: "USPS to Kickstart EV Inititave by Electrifying Delivery Fleet"

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port1337user t1_j166jeo wrote

Because that's all people click on nowadays, we're very much a culture that prefers to be outraged. Where have you been the last decade? Do you even pay attention to news outside of reddit??

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merien_nl t1_j14e6lo wrote

Makes sense. Since the article is not about PCs nor is it about the UK.

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port1337user t1_j166bx5 wrote

Republicans definitely seek out PC news on UK websites, we got em now gang!

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dperry324 t1_j1463m0 wrote

It used to be that the USPS operated solely off of revenue from postage.

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Blu3Army73 t1_j146ki5 wrote

And all the other services that the government neutered them of like banking, loans, and some legal services

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Ok-Welder-4816 t1_j1662fi wrote

Canada Post just got loans back. Hoping they're being fair about it and not predatory.

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dperry324 t1_j14gl0h wrote

Not sure why the downvotes. Was just stating a fact. Former USPS carrier here.

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Djinnwrath t1_j16trl1 wrote

Because the fact on its own can be misleading and not representative of the whole picture.

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Konras t1_j156xh7 wrote

That is a bait for people to think government is subsidizing private company. I almost though so myself before I checked Google what USPS stands for and who owns it.

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Ok-Welder-4816 t1_j166byd wrote

Some are public that you wouldn't expect, too. Don't know if you guys have Purolator in the states, but it used to be a private courier here in Canada and now is either majority or wholly owned by Canada Post.

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