This also applies to UPS and Fedex, actually. In rural areas they just hand the packages off to USPS. It's also why the recent debate about how profitable or ot

This also applies to UPS and Fedex, actually. In rural areas they just hand the packages off to USPS. It's also why the recent debate about how profitable or otherwise USPS is misses the point: it isn't designed to be a profitable business, it's designed to deliver mail to everyone in the country.