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Most interaction with USPS is at (residential) mailboxes. Sure, post office service is not great but they do a decent job of moving letters, post cards, and pa
by dgoldstein0 4y ago
Most interaction with USPS is at (residential) mailboxes. Sure, post office service is not great but they do a decent job of moving letters, post cards, and packages in a relatively timely manner - and the service for letters and postcards is damn cheap. In now remote / rural areas of the US, no for profit company would bother providing service, as it is wouldn't be profitably - but USPS serves everyone.
- jhghgfhgf 4y agoIt's "damn cheap" because it's being subsidized heavily by US taxpayers. "The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Wednesday reported a net loss of $4.9 billion for the year ending Sept. 30."
- msrenee 4y agoThe fact that the USPS is currently operating at a loss has a lot to do with a bill that passed in 2006 requiring them to prepay their employee benefits including pensions 50 years in advance. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Accountability_and_Enhancement_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Accountability_and_En...