Thanks. Interesting analogy to the mail service.
Most folks understnd, some don’t. IF the FedGov was not the borth mother, it sure was the midwife.
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automobile & trucking (Interstate hiways)
aircraft & airline services
now, thank goodness, SPACE.
The Internet today is still dependant of FedGov money (grants) that pay for LOTS of bandwidth.
About the only industry I can think of that the FedGov didn’t get directly involved in is undertaking....
Looking at other First World Nations, you see the same sort of pattern.