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The history of the Post Office is a fairly interesting one:
History of the United States Postal Service
Benjamin Franklin knew how important the mail was to businesses and he was instrumental in setting up a service that would be good for commerce.
Junk mail is what has kept OUR rates low all these years. Without it we would have paid much more to mail a letter. In some countries just mailing a letter can cost $1.50. And it costs far more to mail a letter through private services than through the post offices. I have paid up to $10.00 just to send a letter through a private carrier.
The post office has become archaic, IMO, but I think we need to keep it alive. We never know when technology will fail, and I believe many will regret the loss if they have only private delivery services to depend on. Who's to say private services would be any better if they carried the entire load.
Yep private industry would have to hire more workers, buy more trucks and still would not deliver a letter for the current USPS price. I figure at least 2.50 for a letter.
The death knell for Hallmark and the greeting card industry. Might as well just end Valentines day.
Much of American commerce would suffer, even with technology. Most folks just don't look beyond their own use of a thing and do not realize the impact losing the post offce would have on this country. What about international deliveries? I have sent mail to China, and that was before UPS could boast they delivered there. I thought the cost was fairly nominal.