Indeed, FedEx and UPS already do this where their services overlap with those of the Postal Service. The problem is that the USPS monopoly is not as valuable a

Indeed, FedEx and UPS already do this where their services overlap with those of the Postal Service. The problem is that the USPS monopoly is not as valuable as it used to be as less and less business is conducted by mail. In the long term the government is going to have to subsidize its necessary services, because those services are not and cannot be competitive advantages.