The very nature of the USPS, that requires massive government support just as mail usage fallen by 50% in the last 15 years, that few people use it for material

The very nature of the USPS, that requires massive government support just as mail usage fallen by 50% in the last 15 years, that few people use it for material purposes, that it continues to have massive unfunded pension liabilities - is ideological. That is should exist, or be 'owned by the government' is ideological. You haven't provided any evidence for your cynical argument: Using FedEx and UPS examples abnegates your argument because although they do receive subsidies here and there, it's nowhere near the magnitude of USPS. If the USPS were to need only that level of assistance, few would be concerned. Regular mail is an antiquated service that has considerably less value in the 2000's - it's a dying business and should naturally shrink to a tiny fraction of its previous use. Almost every bit of paper in the mail today is a waste, there's hardly a need for it. The Royal Mail [1] has been privatized and it's doing mostly fine. Not perfect, but arguably better than before. The fact it works well enough, informs us that those who believe mail must be public, archaic and highly subsidized are the ideologues. Personally, I don't care, but I also do not see gigantic public entities being able to adapt to major changes in market conditions. What America needs more than a debate over public or private is considerably better regulation in banking, finance, consumer goods etc.. [1] https://www.ft.com/content/fd051332-fc54-11e7-9b32-d7d59aace167 https://www.ft.com/content/fd051332-fc54-11e7-9b32-d7d59aace...