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Even the Pony Express failed financially and as far as I can tell those guys were the definition of grit. But technology and the dangers of the times got the b
by annoyingnoob 6y ago
Even the Pony Express failed financially and as far as I can tell those guys were the definition of grit. But technology and the dangers of the times got the best of them.
- faizshah 6y agoIf the USPS fails financially it just means we pay for it through taxes like every other government service. But in this case the USPS isn’t falling victim to technology it’s falling victim to political sabotage: https://ips-dc.org/how-congress-manufactured-a-postal-crisis-and-how-to-fix-it/ https://ips-dc.org/how-congress-manufactured-a-postal-crisis...
- annoyingnoob 6y agoWhile what you are saying is true, the USPS has very tall requirements. I wouldn't be so fast to discount the effects of technology. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320234/mail-volume-of-the-usps/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/320234/mail-volume-of-th...
- smt88 6y agoUSPS is not failing financially. It's the victim of a long-gestating assassination and a refusal by the current admin to adapt it to the Covid era of high demand.