The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Service [pdf]

Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by runako on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:06PM (#23912357)

> The question is why USPS enjoys a state sanctioned monopoly on paper mail specifically.

I'm curious -- can you link to more detail about this? I've never had trouble sending paper mail through UPS or FedEx. What does the monopoly cover, specifically?

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by bhupy on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:15PM (#23912428)

Sure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service#U...

By law, private corporations aren't allowed to deliver anything to your mailbox, only the USPS can.

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by runako on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:27PM (#23912536)

Thanks!

On the one hand, it seems unfair. On the other hand, since they don't have any cost-competitive offerings, it seems like a non-issue. I'm a big fan of the USPS, but if it looked like FedEx could help push the letter rate down, I would be a fan of revoking that law. (If a private carrier committed to serving 100% of the USPS coverage area.)

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Re:The Billionaire Behind Efforts to Kill the U.S. Postal Se... by treis on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @10:56PM (#23913476)

They don't have a cost competitive option because they're not allowed to offer one. They can only deliver "extremely urgent material" by law.

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