As much as I dislike Michael Moore, I am starting to think his new movie about capitalism being dead is true.  Though we may have different opinions and views on why it's dead.  The system of capitalism is based on competition.  If a company sells a good that has quality and is cheap then that company is going to survive.  Companies who fail to present a product like this will fail and if they don't change their business plan will go bankrupt.  This is how capitalism did work.  With the new administration there is another more powerful option than going bankrupt; getting the government to bail you out.  We are rewarding companies now for failed business plans.  This is the death of capitalism.  I think we all hoped the 750 billion bailout for the auto industry and others would be the last of these ill advised governmental plans.  Hope once again, failed us.  The senate is now passing a 4.5 billion dollar bailout plan for the United States Postal Service.  Even after this bailout the postal service will still be in one billion dollars worth of debt.  The Post Office has been in debt for years, unable to compete with Fedex and UPS.  Their shipping time is slower, their rates are higher and their shipping options are very limited.  Not only do we have a government bailout that will fail but we have a government company that did fail. 

         The proposed will make a government run service.  This is suppose to save money.  So the question we have to ask about is will this service eventually turn into the United States Postal Office?  Probably.  The will raise taxes and down the road, if the administration is still in power, we will surely bail them out.  So the question is how would a governmental insurance company compete with private run services?  It cannot compete.  It will ride on the backs of taxpayer’s money.