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What are the issues with the USPS?
The Postal Service has struggled for years with financial losses due to declining mail use, and the coronavirus pandemic exposed more issues within the agency as it struggled to cope with an avalanche of e-commerce purchases, worker availability problems and a disorganized processing network.
What would happen if USPS is privatized?
A privatized USPS would pay federal, state, and local taxes. Members of Congress often express concern when major companies do not pay taxes. The USPS is a $70 billion company that does not pay taxes. Paying taxes would put the USPS on a level playing field with other businesses.
Why is the post office in decline?
The Postal Service’s financial woes, exacerbated by the pandemic, are due to a confluence of factors: a mail monopoly that is declining in value with the rise of electronic communication; a public service mandate to deliver to every address in the country six days a week; caps on postal rates, borrowing limits, and …
Will the post office ever go out of business?
As of right now, the US Postal Service is still alive and well. It is facing tough competition, however, from private companies such as UPS and FedEx. It is possible that President Trump will also try to make some changes that work in the Postal Service’s favor. But do not expect it to go out of business anytime soon.
Will USPS go out of business?
Should we shrink or build on the postal service?
Instead of shrinking the Postal Service, we should build on it. That means, first of all, appreciating that the USPS can be much more than a delivery service. In many small towns, the local post office continues to be a community hub, a place to meet neighbors and get news.
Why is the USPS cutting jobs?
Using the deficit created by this requirement as an excuse, the USPS board of governors is closing distribution centers, cutting worker hours, eliminating delivery routes, and slashing jobs. Over the past five years, USPS has cut 94,000 positions. The job loss alone is a travesty, but a bigger principle is at stake.
What happens if the USPS doesn’t deliver to a given address?
If the USPS doesn’t deliver to a given address, it doesn’t mean that the address isn’t real or valid for FedEx and other shipping services. Our competitors often ignore tricky outlier addresses such as those that technically don’t exist, at least according to the USPS.
Why is it so hard to get mail delivered in some cities?
In other cases, cities and towns lack delivery routes because of USPS policies. For example, in Jackson, WY and Mammoth Lakes, CA, regular and heavy snowfall make it virtually impossible to deliver mail.