• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Their shortfall was 841 million last year. Who is supposed to pay for that?

    Taxes. It’s a government service.
    The Department of National Defence had a shortfall of $28.8 billion last year, who is supposed to pay for that?

    The 2024 Federal budget had a revenue of 498 billion. The Canada Post “shortfall” was less than 0.2% of the budget.

    • Auli@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      Why should my taxes pay so you can get door service. I’ve never had that in my life. So why should 75% of the people pay so 25% can get door service. If you want it yiu should pay for it.

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        3 days ago

        Why are you quibbling over a rounding error resulting in someone getting door service? If your concern is taxes there are much bigger fish to fry. (Fish that don’t occupy a statistically insignificant portion of the budget)

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      3 days ago

      I don’t see why it should be subsidized with taxes.
      Deutsche Post manages to successfully keep mail flowing as an independent self funded service, why can’t Canada Post?
      The simple fact of the matter is that the union is unwilling to budge on finding ways to improve efficiency because the more employees they have paying dues, the more they get paid.
      If this was a private company, they’d be willing to work it out because they’d be afraid of the business folding, but here they think the well runs not just deep, but infinitely so.

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        If it was a private company, they wouldn’t be obligated to serve every Canadian, no matter where they are.

        Canada Post is a public service and should be treated as such.

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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        I don’t see why it should be subsidized with taxes.

        I don’t see why 0.2% of the annual budget should be a focus of cost concerns. The total expenditure in the 2024 Federal budget was $538 billion dollars. If we subtract the cost of Canada Post from that it would be… About $538 billion dollars.

        If this was a private company, they’d be willing to work it out because they’d be afraid of the business folding

        That goes for the business refusing to negotiate with the union. If it was a private company they wouldn’t have the option of waiting until the government forces everyone back to work without an agreement.