The USPS is, by definition within the US Constitution, not a business. It is an agency of the federal government. It has no intrinsic responsibility to be profi

The USPS is, by definition within the US Constitution, not a business. It is an agency of the federal government. It has no intrinsic responsibility to be profitable, or even self-funding, any more so than the Department of Transportation or the Census Bureau or the military. All arguments and restrictions along those lines serve only the private businesses that would benefit from its de facto dissolution. Per the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Reorganization_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Reorganization_Act > The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people. The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities. The costs of establishing and maintaining the Postal Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall value of such service to the people.