Seven Ways to Fix the U.S. Postal Service
Since the late 19th century, the unofficial slogan of the U.S. Postal Service (it doesn't have an official one) has been guaranteed delivery through rain, sleet, or snow. Nowhere mentioned in that motto is a crippling economy or revenue and budget shortfalls. The government-subsidized service faces a nearly $7 billion net loss by year's end, landing it on the government list of federal programs at “high risk” of collapse, right up there with Medicare ... Full Story »
Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - via Digg, Newsweek
This story completely fails to look at the postal service as a service of government. The loss seems minimal considering what we spent in Irag and on many government projects with limited audiences. The postal service provides a benefit to the vast majority of citizens on a regular basis, at an unbelievably low price when you look at the competition.