re: #273 Ghost Of The Mare Island Mud Puppy

Weekend service wont particularly be missed, but it is interesting to watch people complain about how their local post office can’t be shuttered because it will mean people have to travel to other locations more distant. Monetizing locations that ought to be closed is something they’ve been working on but local politicians don’t want to see their branches closed, even if it makes sense from a business perspective.

That’s one of the problems with the post office. They’ve got to cut somewhere, and their options are limited all while providing regular service to all corners of the nation even as the need for mail service has declined with e-payments and email generally. First class mail usage has declined tremendously in the past few years, but the infrastructure costs are still there.

Then, there’s the Congressional attitude towards the USPS, including the need to cut costs, workforce, and legacy costs (pensions), even as the need to provide daily service is omnipresent.

That’s all going to have to change.