Evidence that the government cant run a business, healthcare included. A personel note, on a Saturday morning one person at the counter, line out the door several people doing thier passports and they removed the stamp machine a few years back. Nothing like waiting on line on a saturday at the post office
It’s not a business.
It’s a constitutional function of the Federal government. It’s purposes are to facilitate important and private communications and to knit the nation together.
Of all the stupid and nefarious unconstitutional functions and programs that are bankrupting us and destroying our communities, this one should be left alone.
In our case, the Saturday PO window is open from 0900 to 1030 in the morning. Rarely a line but when you live 30 miles away, sometimes is a challenge to get there in time.
FWIW, around here anyway, the best way to get a package delivered efficiently is USPS. Logic says they should be making a profit.
Government involvement is part of the problem, but the primary problem is loss of sales resulting from loss of customers.
A similar fate faced the makers of buggy whips when the automobile came on strong and horse drawn vehicles disappeared. the same is true for the now gone fountain pen makers. they lost out to the ubiquitous ball point and gel pens.
Except with the post office, there is a mandate for postal service that universally delivers every day, every where.
While most get stuff via e mail, there are those that do nor or refuse to change. the question becomes how to serve those patrons.
The first way will be to adjust the way delivery is made. Service should be reduced to three days per week. the patrons are either monday, wednesday friday or tuesday thursday saturday. In what amounts to a one day delay, cost savings will be enormous.
a second savings could be obtained from ceasing door to door delivery. A series of boxes at the end of the block or some nearby convenient location would save the carrier much time.
The post office should either get out or totally revamp the package delivery business. Although the business is trying to grow, it might not be providing the revenue required.