The Postal Service; More Government Run Amuck!

So the U. S. Postal Service says it could go bankrupt. Sure e-mail has certainly changed the way we communicate and people just aren't mailing letters like they used to. But consider FedEX and UPS, private enterprise that has made a business out of delivering hard goods.

Where did the USPS go wrong? Perhaps they live in the past ensnared in a bureaucratic culture that either refuses or lacks the ability to adapt to the day.

You want to cut costs? Just a couple of thoughts. Why does the Postal Service commission all of these stamps? I mean, it's nice, but do we need to promote this cause and honor that individual. Call me a simpleton, but won't a simple flag stamp get the letter to it's destination just as quickly. I mean, we don't see FedEX designing new mailing boxes each month and giving us a choice when we head to their office. "Would you like the 'Scarlet Pansy Box' or perhaps the 'Take Your Pet To Work' container?" No, its the purple, orange and white box or nothing. And while we're on the subject. I know it's not what's causing the downfall of the U.S. mail (or is it) but tell me, am I the only one or do you find it hard to believe that anyone actually looks forward each Christmas to buying that ugly commemorative Postal Service Icon Christmas Ball. Or how many of us walk into the post office and walk out with the cuddly little post office stuffed bear or bronze embossed USPS key chain. And do they really need to be selling tiny postal trucks for the thousands of kids who shop at the Post Office? Come on. Government... and they wonder why we've had it.