So have USPS outsource to them, on the condition of universal coverage. Heck, USPS already outsources much of the package delivery thereto.
They won’t do it... UPS and FEDEX cherry pick their deliveries for a REASON, they don’t guarantee delivery to everyone in the country.. there is a reason for that folks. Like it or not the USPS is the only entity that does that, and the only one who EVER will.
Combine that with the fact of legal obligations etc that the USPS is under.. IE, certfied mail is recognized by our legal system, and required for legal action on many items. Not dump it on the porch and run away, or better yet throw it over a wall.
Of all the waste that government involves itself in, keep the USPS operating is not even on the radar. Even if they were subsidised 100% which they aren’t, the amount is insignificant as a part of the federal budget.
Government spending for this purpose, if they need to, doesn’t bother me at all, its crucial to the proper operation of legal and commerce systems. To believe otherwise is naive, and its overall gain to the economy even if it would need to be subsidized is far beyond what any tax dollars would be.
Advocating the killing or privatization of the USPS is silly IMHO, the post office existence is mandated by the constitution, and its existence is a huge net gain to our nation, even if most folks don’t see it because all they get are junk mail and flyers. It serves a very vital function that is so intertwined into business and the law that ending it or “privatizing” is just silliness.
Reagan fired the Air Traffic Controllers, he didn’t privatize them... remember folks, privatization can be a good thing at times, but worshiping at the alter of the almight market as though it is the answer to all ills is no less idiotic than worshipping at the alter of almighty government as the solution to all ills.