If the USPS was private I wouldn’t be required by law to pay for the mailbox at the end of my drive way that by law is the property of the USPS that must comply with USPS regulations.
If the USPS was private the mail box would be personal property and unauthorized use of it would not warrant a fine such as when a political candidate tubes political literature.
If the USPS was private I would not be required by law to receive their service whatever my personal choice might be.
Nothing against you personally but I have had enough issues with the USPS over the years as to have no sympathy at all to its continued existence.
Where in my post did you see a pro-postal slant? If anything, I was illustrating how "management" cuts are not being made prior to making cuts and raising costs elsewhere (for those served by the USPS). Friends/associates of mine who've worked for the USPS described to me a top-heavy post office system with pushed to the limit postal workers beneath them, while multiple highly-paid supervisors "supervise.*"
*USPS Supervisor - as in how many "USPS supervisors" does it take to screw in a lightbulb...... It's time for the post office to show accountability by management cuts before raising costs and cutting services.