The USPS provides universal service, especially to areas that are unprofitable. Moreover, congress sets their rates instead of letting market forces determine rates. Finally, they are under retirement funding rules that commercial carriers are not. Then, after being required to run unprofitably, legislators observe that the USPS is not competitive?
One can't help but wonder if Amazon wants to pull up the ladder behind them.
That’s why Amazon built their own Shipping network now. They only use USPS where it makes financial sense, notably often in the Midwest or in places where they don’t have other deliveries. They are rapidly gaining competitive advantages that cannot be equaled without billions in investment.
One can't help but wonder if Amazon wants to pull up the ladder behind them.