@gunrunnerjohn posted:Are you suggesting that any rural residents just don't need mail service?
The real question is the nature of that service. In rural areas the cost of delivery is expensive given how far people live apart, it is the same way that having post offices in every town was expensive. One suggestion was that people living in rural areas would have to go to town to get mail, that it isn't cost effective to deliver mail like that. The problem has been made worse with the surge in deliveries from Amazon and the like, the USPS in rural areas is the 'last leg of the journey'.
Only thing I will point out is if we want to maintain rural delivery then we need to be willing to find a way to pay for it, whether it is government subsidies or raising rates. It is much the same as Amtrak, many of those complaining about Amtrak or the USPS, saying they should be abolished, are often the same people squawking when they talk about cutting back service to areas they come from. The problem isn't rural delivery or Amtrak service, it is recognizing the value of it, especially for people who live in the affected areas.
