10-26-2020, 11:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-27-2020, 08:19 PM by P7_TOM.
Edit Reason: PWP - so what?
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Yeah; but.....
Sandy - “Morrison’s ridiculous venting over Christine Holgate’s gifting of watches a case in point. Had they been given bonus shares or a holiday package doubtful if an eyebrow would have been raised. Never mind that Government has created AusPost as a semi private business with independent management and encouraged it to operate in a thoroughly commercial manner.”
Fair points, nicely made – however.
“Government has created” - with who's money - a 'semi-private' business (a.k.a. a monopoly, protected from commercial demand pressures and from any and all competition). Fair enough. Government for the people by the people using 'people's money' is not a bad notion – provided the 'people' (share holders or investors if you like) should see a return on that money; or, a better service for no additional cost. IF the 'postal service' was wholly private (funded through the share market) and needed to attract not only business in a competitive market but satisfy the demands of investors in that 'company' – then what? Australia post would survive one season – maybe – competing against the likes of say Toll or DHL or any of the big movers of 'stuff'. They are a monopoly; not subject to market pressures and they can and do 'screw' the actual carriers of the 'mail' down to the lowest possible price – thus gaining bigger margins.
If a 'private' operations tried this on, the same government who funded the 'Aus-Post' monopoly would have 'conniptions' - due to public outrage, and scream blue murder about profiteering and gouging of their beloved voters rights to an inexpensive, not for profit postal service on which a large proportion of the rural areas rely for much.
Release the contracts onto the open market; return 'profit' to those who invested i.e. the stamp buying, parcel posting public and the businesses which need a usable service to deliver their goods. Or; ask why 'haulage' companies are working for rates almost a decade old – and where the hell is Glen Sterle in all this?
Sandy - “Morrison’s ridiculous venting over Christine Holgate’s gifting of watches a case in point. Had they been given bonus shares or a holiday package doubtful if an eyebrow would have been raised. Never mind that Government has created AusPost as a semi private business with independent management and encouraged it to operate in a thoroughly commercial manner.”
Fair points, nicely made – however.
“Government has created” - with who's money - a 'semi-private' business (a.k.a. a monopoly, protected from commercial demand pressures and from any and all competition). Fair enough. Government for the people by the people using 'people's money' is not a bad notion – provided the 'people' (share holders or investors if you like) should see a return on that money; or, a better service for no additional cost. IF the 'postal service' was wholly private (funded through the share market) and needed to attract not only business in a competitive market but satisfy the demands of investors in that 'company' – then what? Australia post would survive one season – maybe – competing against the likes of say Toll or DHL or any of the big movers of 'stuff'. They are a monopoly; not subject to market pressures and they can and do 'screw' the actual carriers of the 'mail' down to the lowest possible price – thus gaining bigger margins.
If a 'private' operations tried this on, the same government who funded the 'Aus-Post' monopoly would have 'conniptions' - due to public outrage, and scream blue murder about profiteering and gouging of their beloved voters rights to an inexpensive, not for profit postal service on which a large proportion of the rural areas rely for much.
Release the contracts onto the open market; return 'profit' to those who invested i.e. the stamp buying, parcel posting public and the businesses which need a usable service to deliver their goods. Or; ask why 'haulage' companies are working for rates almost a decade old – and where the hell is Glen Sterle in all this?