The Post Office is Going to Die

[theoldwolf]

This is not a threat - Federal Agents take note - but merely a prediction. As long as they continue raising rates and cutting services, there is no way this government entity can continue to exist.

When we moved into our new neighborhood, I noticed with disgust that we were the victims of the "central point delivery" scam, where our mailbox is clustered with about 80 others at the entrance to our subdivision. No more door-to-door delivery or pickup.

Today I went to the post office to mail a package. Signs said "Last collection time 2:00." Great - except there's no collection bin large enough to accept a medium-size flat-rate box. So I waited at the mailboxes outside until 2:20, hoping to catch the carrier as (s)he came for the collection. And nobody came.

The USPS may be an independent, self-sustaining agency, but they are still receiving subsidies from the Treasury to cover their deficits - and that means my tax dollars. And every year that goes by, I get a stronger and stronger feeling that I'm getting ripped off.


Bah.

Comments

[marmoe.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about the situation in the US, but over here private companies are picking the lucrative areas of mail delivery and leave the deficit producing, unattractive outlying areas to the service by the federal mail carrier, which is mandated to cover everybody.

Back when the federal carrier had a monopoly they had a common rate fro all areas and would subsidise the outlying communities with the earnings from the densely populated areas, where they in effect overcharged. Now that private companies are picking out the raisins, of course the federal carrier accrues deficits and needs to reduce its service. No wonder there.

So, how many private mail couriers cover your area? Nada?

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

Ja, bupkis, for all intents and purposes.