Yep, the monopoly on first-class mail can be changed, it’s been discussed before.
And don’t give me the false dichotomy of “it’s either run by the government or by Jack and Zuck”. There are any number of possible outsourcing, joint venture, partnership, and other models that could drive operational efficiency and innovation and dramatically improve the return on investment in USPS. Anyone who thinks we should let this government monopoly just keep doing what its been doing is nuts.
When I was doing projects for USPS in the early 90s, a former Ford executive named Marvin Runyon was named Postmaster General, a title he immediately discarded and called himself the CEO. For the first time, USPS started to be run like a business geared toward making money and pleasing customers. During his tenure at Ford, Runyon was known a cost control expert and he brought many of the same methods to USPS, including sending post office officials to Ford to study and learn about their systems. Runyon cut 23,000 management jobs (think about THAT!)and used some of the savings to hire more letter carriers and customer-facing employees to improve services. He also invested in automation to speed mail delivery, which is the part I know firsthand. Having worked with the other package delivery service companies, USPS was so far behind it was like they were using stone knives to do the job of power tools.
We need a man like Marvin Runyon leading the reorganization of the USPS again. A man of business.
Isn’t the new head of the USPS appointed by Trump a former businessman?
I am not opposed to changes at the PO, it needs them badly.
I am also not opposed to allowing competition.
But there must be a government PO so that if the competition is run by people like Zuck there is an alternative for people to use.
Information distribution is simply too important.
Trump needs to troll Nanzi and sign an EO declaring that all VA medications be shipped out via UPS or FedEx and not US Postal Service.