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How would it help to throw away the benefit of the scale of USPS while driving FedEx & UPS prices through the roof? Would this come with a mandate for the duopo
by tehwebguy 6y ago
How would it help to throw away the benefit of the scale of USPS while driving FedEx & UPS prices through the roof? Would this come with a mandate for the duopoly to service every household in the US?
The retail rate for sending a letter via FedEx & UPS is currently over 30 times the retail rate for USPS ($0.55 vs > $20)
- missedthecue 6y agoPoor comparison. FedEx and UPS cannot ship first class mail. It is literally against the law. The USPS has a monopoly on first class mail, no one else can do it, so you cannot compare costs.
- eru 6y agoYes. FedEx is only legally allowed to ship 'extremely urgent mail'. Not regular 'first class mail'. So their costs are going to be higher.