Andrew Johnson, Chapter 4, Question #3

The future of government controlled services is a topic that Wheelan provides to the reader in order to portray its effects. Being that the government, when directly influencing a certain market of a public/private sector, is more likely than not to encounter difficulties with the private sector of society (especially when it comes to quality and effectiveness, a.k.a. USPS). Even though government services may seem "socially desirable", government services and activities (except for those regarding homeland security and identification) sometimes "shrinks the size of the pie".