What’s the Way Forward for Canada Post? (thetyee.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Actually, literally why not. I bet you could come up with some kind of actuarial argument about what being undefended would cost us, on average.

[-] kbal@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

It's an expensive business to be in. If the military is going to turn a profit we'll need to start looking for better wars to get involved in, ones that really maximize the opportunities for plunder.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ah, but you aren't considering the downside risk that [insert badguy nation] invades us and turns us all into slaves.

Car or house insurance doesn't turn a profit for the policyholder either. It's not exactly the same thing, but in both cases it's purely preventative, while still an economic good idea.

[-] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

Sure, you've got to consider both sides of the equation: Use your military might to plunder distant lands faster and harder than their armies are able to plunder your own land. It's the fiscally prudent way to run things.