The Post Office must change its structure and delivery schedule if it is going to survive without being a black hole for endless bailouts, the first of which will need to occur in 2013. The PO is mandated, but 6 day delivery is not.
It seems like the feel good response to everything these days is that “we must save it”!?!? What?!? Who stood up and save the business of ice houses given the advent of refrigerators? How about stables with the advent of the automobile? As habits shift and technology evolves, we cannot rest on our nostalgic laurels and pour money down the drain for the purpose of feeling good about our actions.
Unionized government employees are the most protected class from economic change. Very difficult to starve the beast.