Let the postal service go totally private. It should have nothing to do with government.
Unfortunately running a postal service is one thing the Constitution actually REQUIRES the Federal Government to do.
Short of an amendment we’re SCROOOOOD.
As mentioned by another, it’s actually referenced in the Constitution. I believe there should be a government recognized service that cannot go out of business for purposes of issuing subpoenas, sending legal documents, getting mail to soldiers, interacting with foreign post offices, etc. that will go to EVERY U.S. address.
They don’t have to be in the overnight delivery business (that came AFTER Federal Express invented the category)
They don’t have to be in the big package delivery business.
They don’t have to be in the cheap junk mail business.
They certainly don’t have to be in the subsidize shipments from Red China business.
I find priority mail is mature and works well.
There is no political will to close the remote and rural post offices.
There is no political will to dump Saturday delivery.
We should make the postal service smaller in order to make the inevitable shortfalls more tolerable.
The junk mail sector is used to keep the USPS large. Dump the subsidies, make a first class letter 75 cents. The people whp howl about it are the same ones who also boast that they use Internet and email for everything.
I send a lot of personal snail mail, and scads of Christmas cards. I am willing to pay the extra quarter per throw, to make a better postal system with less junk mail.
While that would help cut the fat, it’s the unfounded healthcare and retiree liabilities that are the 10 ton boat anchor...