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In reply to the discussion: A Letter From A Former Letter Carrier [View all]Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)The article you've linked to is a hit-piece, nothing more.
Both experts quoted make only vague prognostications of possible results in a static environment. Mail volume was indeed down sharply in 2008 - 2009 (the time frame quoted) after the collapse of the global economy. That is no longer the case as total volume has come back, but this article makes no mention of the current state of mail volume at all. The author of this fiction, Martha C. White, works exclusively writing for the very industries that have the most to gain from the destruction of the USPS, and this particular article is no exception. She makes no effort to investigate the challenges faced, nor to write an objective assessment of current conditions, in fact she is one of the financial media "experts" that was advising her readers to bet the farm on the permanent bull market right up until it collapsed in 2008.
Dismantling the service because of a temporary slump brought on by a global economic collapse make as much sense as abandoning your car every time it needs an oil change.
The USPS is in a bind, purposely put there by Congress. But the solution is not to destroy it, the solution lies in sweeping managerial changes and allowing it to work.
Read the Hightower piece.