sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
I recently asked if the constitution was relevant and no offered an decent reason why it's not. Now it's come to my mind is the US Post Office relevant as a government entity any more?
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Is the Post Office Relevant?
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Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
It is, but should be less so, and should continue to be less so, as paper communications become less necessary.
Buttercup
Veteran Member
Not really. You can do everything you need to online. I have an online business and go to the post office maybe twice a year now.
sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
Does it still need to be a government entity? Should it be sold off to a private interprise?
sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
I agree. I think it could be spun off to a private contractor and be removed as a government run enterprise.
DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
I totally paid our house payment through the mail yesterday(and for the past 22 years)..Its relevent to me.Sometimes its nice to get Chrismas cards and birthday cards that arent digital.Plus some people dont have internet.
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Buttercup
Veteran Member
My husband works for the FAA as an air traffic controller. Slowly, this is the way it's becoming for them. More and more private contractors are taking over the smaller towers in the US. Seems to be working fine except the pay is less. Still union though.
sandy whitelinger
Veteran Member
My real question is whether or not the government still needs to run a dwindling and decreasinglt relevant enterprise such as the post office.
You cannot do everything electronic. You some times have documents that need to be notarized, signed and witnessed. How about packages?
Buttercup
Veteran Member
I think Sandy mostly might mean that the USPS doesn't need to be government run anymore. But, I could be wrong and will let him clarify. I don't think the post office notarizes though, do they? I know they don't here.
You can print labels online very easily for packages. Then, take them to the post office and put them in those LARGE bins inside. Sometimes packages are too large though and you have to hand them to an attendant.
I can't imagine the USPS going away entirely but it sure is nice to do everything online if you can.
DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
Or it even has to be both..Paying taxes..(wink)..you can "electronically file" but there has to be a paper copy with your signature.
Exactly "packages"..I guess one day we will be like The "fly" and Star Trek" and just "beam it up".(Scottie)
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DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
Also even though its a pain in the butt sometimes for the reciever..Advertising.The mail sytem is one of the most inexpensive ways to advertise.
Sending a flyer in the mail box to someone also cant be considered "spam".You cant "block" your mailbox.
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DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
No the USPS does not notorize(you do that at a bank or any certified notary and they may actually have those at USPS I just never inquired, A notary is a person not an establishment to witness your signature and stamp it..)..but mailing it registered signature only is a lot cheaper than UPS or FED -EX.
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DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
I take that back..I would be surprised if the USPO(United States Postal Offices) did not have a notary on staff.
I just always used my bank..or my CPA
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I just always used my bank..or my CPA
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Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
I think the private sector could probably do it cheaper and better. However, I'm not familiar with all the possible ramifications.
DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
It cost what 40 cents for me to send you a letter? That is picked up at my door step and delievered to you (if you are in the states too) at your doorstep in 1 to 5 days?
How much cheaper can it get?
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Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Well, it's actually 44 cents, and considering that only 15 years ago it was 29 cents (50% increase since then), I suppose it could be a bit cheaper.
DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
Still its cheap..IMHO..thats not a lot for me to get a letter to you from my front door to yours in a matter of a day to five..And in my experience effeciently..We could give examples of lost mail..But I have relied on it for many many years and its about (for me in 2 + decades) very few slip ups.
Thats just the way I feel about it..And how much less by the way you think the privatized would be?
I have a really hard time critising the success of the USPO.They have rarely let me down in 1000's of correspondences.And the convenience is a walk down a pathway..
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Dallas
Mathematician
Reason, and reason again
The USPS is well aware that as the internet broadens and wire transfers become less expensive that its current model will be in jeopardy. Keep in mind the USPS is really comprised of two businesses: one that deals with letters, and one that is strictly competitive (parcel delivery). We've all probably seen their TV commercials. The USPS is going to simply continue offering its promise of letter delivery to any standard location but most of its activities will be striving to beat UPS and FexEd, in my opinion.
Personally, I think the Post Service should sell "ad space" on their delivery trucks.
Personally, I think the Post Service should sell "ad space" on their delivery trucks.
Buttercup
Veteran Member
I ship thousands of packages a year and there's no compulsive reason to use anything other than the USPS. UPS and FedEx are crazy expensive and slow comparatively. Also, if you print postage online, it's cheaper than going to the post office (you get a substantial discount by "helping yourself") and if you use Delivery Confirmation with bar code scanning (.19 additional), a package can leave Eugene, Oregon where I live in and be in New York in two days flat.....all for about $1.47 an ounce. There's no way UPS or Fed Ex can beat that.
I'm madly happy with our postal system AS LONG AS I don't have to go INTO the post office.
I let my assistant do that. Lol!