Mail about to get a lot slower.

AARPSaint said

Docusign plus online bill paying and direct deposits are bringing the USPS closer to obsolescence. But in rural America, the post office may be the only real shipping option because there's no nearby UPS or FedEx center.

As an example I often order coffee from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. There's 1 supermarket and no UPS or FedEx within a reasonable distance-- so they are pretty much limited to the USPS for their shipping. The Post Office needs to figure out how they can right-size so as not to force rural businesses into difficult shipping dilemmas. Either that or the private logistics firms could move into the more remote areas-- but where's the profit in that?

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Yeah, there is no doubt still a need for USPS, especially in rural areas. But, I suspect that as we are better able to supply high speed internet to rural areas by satellite or other means, the need in even rural areas will quickly decease to the point of not obsolescence at some point.

I guess I didn't think that there was any place that FedEx, UPS, or Amazon trucks didn't cover. But I guess there is. Still, I think that all three would quickly fill the gaps of USPS package pickup if USPS pulled out of that area. I suspect that with USPS servicing those areas there is no profit, but if they leave a void, it will leave room for them to make money. Alternatively, USPS, could switch to only providing package service in places UPS/FedEx don't service and then USPS could just transfer the package to UPS/FedEx at that point.

We still need to keep USPS for now, but I think they should concentrate their resources on that work instead of trying to compete in package delivery everywhere.