[Dilbert San Diego]

Well, we may always have a market for delivery of certain items. Financially, the post office has to be subsidized, in order to exist in its current form.

Just anecdotal evidence, that most of my mail nowadays is junk mail. I get a lot of ad flyers and the like from local supermarkets delivered by the mailman.

I order items from retailers online sometimes, and delivery is often done by UPS or FedEx, not the post office.

Most of my bills are delivered and paid electronically nowadays.

We really should have a debate in Congress about the continued subsidy of the postal service in its current form. Given changing technology, does it still make sense to operate the same way? And should we taxpayers have to subsidize it if it’s an outdated business structure???

[bboop]

Yes, the PO delivers junk mail, ads, a few bills, letters from grandma. Not packages, not most bills, not letters. WHY do we subsidize them? WHY are they so unhappy? That might be our fault as well??

[visualops]

I order items from retailers online sometimes, and delivery is often done by UPS or FedEx, not the post office.

Amazon uses the post office a lot. They now have enough warehouses in many states that using the existing delivery system is cheaper than FedEx or UPS. I order online frequently and 9 times out of 10, it's the USPS.

The problem with the post office, I am guessing, is they are losing money by going outside what should be a limited scope.

[Hulka]

Anytime I need a piece of mail to get someplace, I always use FedEx.

Never the Post Office.