agree, some monopolies are created by the government. We believed that in some cases having a single provider of good or service was better for the general public. That provider would be regulated or monitored in some fashion and they would do what they do in a big way (economies of scale) provide a standardized/uniformed service of good quality at a lower cost than had the market been open to competition. How efficient would it be to have 10 postal services all using different stamps and different mail boxes---