The Postal Service is a Dinosaur with a 2009 Mission; But it Can Be Saved

Illogically High Salaries, Gasoline Engines and Old Methods Seem to Be the Norm

The USPS is a cash cow for dinosaur thinking politicians and labor unions.

In "THE DEMISE OF THE POSTAL SERVICE" by MURRAY COMAROW, 2002, we revisit the idea that there is only one way to keep this institution alive; cut delivery dates. Hmm. While Unions elsewhere are cutting labor costs

it seems that the USPS can't/is not permitted, to hire replacement carriers for $12 an hour.

Not one individual has suggested cutting the cost of fuel for the vehicles from $1.80 a gallon to zero by going to electric and methanol combinations at a cost of $500 per vehicle and made up for in 4 months.

As the following author correctly points out, USPS became excessively laborious and expensive decades ago, thus permitting the birth of Fed Ex, UPS and others to earn billions of dollars in profit while the dinosaur methods used by USPS continue.

A new round of reforms is essential

The US Postal Service (USPS) is in serious trouble. The General Accounting Office has placed USPS on its "High-Risk" list, asserting that our postal organization may not be able to continue to provide universal service at reasonable rates. Congress insists that the Postal Service be run like a business, but the USPS organizing statute gives it little control over wages and prices. New postal reform legislation has been stalled for eight years.

Historically, the USPS has gone through a number of operating changes. Before the 1970 Postal Reorganization Act, which brought about a number of significant operating improvements, the USPS ran at a loss for 131 of its 160 years of operation. The postal service often ran a 20 percent deficit, while Congress appropriated funds to make up for the shortfall.