[Kong]

I agree with the USPS analogy. I would like to see something similar to the post office for

1. public mass transit (yes we have one but it is horrible)
2. super fast continental rail system
3. wireless ubiquitous super high speed Internet.
4. ivy league quality full range online college courses.

I think the rail system first two should be ran as non-profits meaning very low fees. The last two should be free.

These items are all very expensive to start but relatively cheap to maintain. Just like roads and power and telephone lines it makes sense for the American people to pool their tax money together and decide that these things significantly improve the our collective lives. Probably a couple weeks worth of war would pay for all of these items combined.