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Re: Seek Alternatives said by jp10558:Yea, but in this case, if the Post Office can't handle it, they ought to remove the law barring competition... The issue surrouding the law is much more complex then just "if they can't do it the law shouldn't exist".
The issue at hand is not "can the post office handle it". The post office can handle the volume of mail. They handle 200m articles a day. The issue with the post office is whether it's economically viable to continue to run Saturday delivery. The USPS operating revenues have decreased as more and more companies switch to electronic information delivery, yet operating expense increases with inflation, transportation costs, benefits, etc. Privatizing first class delivery many experts say will just enlarge the issue, fragmenting the industry. I personally find it very hard to imagine that any company could reliably compete with the USPS both in terms of cost, delivery time, or even a fraction of the volume while keep a national delivery area. |
