Now as a private business, the UPS and Fedex will only deliver their mail/packages to their lucrative routes, they are in the business of making money. The USPS does not have that luxury, the USPS is constitutionally obligated to be there to provide ALL of America with mail service and delivery, that means every valley, mountain, dirt road, or desolate desert that has a mailbox must be delivered.
Benjamin Franklin was well aware of the importance of post offices and the delivery of mail and saw to it that this vital system to a new government would be protected. The Constitution of 1789 mandated the establishment of post offices and post roads. Congress made the U. S. Post Office a part of the federal government.
The reason that some people are against the complete privatization of the postal service is that companies have no reason to deliver mail to the less profitable routes. Most delivery services just dump their mail/package to the USPS to do it for them if they find out to be unsuitable for delivery (no profit).
The choice to live in a remote rural location many miles away from your nearest neighbor is exactly that, a choice. Choices have consequences.
Why is it that the rest of us should be subsidizing mail delivery for that small handful who have made a choice to live in such isolation. If they wish to receive mail there is no legitimate reason they should not be required to drive to the nearest small town to get it.
Now, the point of contention may stem from the following question:
Does the Postal Clause intrinsically require the government to create a system by which each citizen is entitled to having their mail delivered to their home?"
If the answer is yes, then it's irrelevant where people choose to live, if the answer is no, then you've got a fair point, and it should be addressed post haste to help the USPS become solvent again.
Benjamin Franklin was well aware of the importance of post offices and the delivery of mail and saw to it that this vital system to a new government would be protected. The Constitution of 1789 mandated the establishment of post offices and post roads. Congress made the U. S. Post Office a part of the federal government.
The reason that some people are against the complete privatization of the postal service is that companies have no reason to deliver mail to the less profitable routes. Most delivery services just dump their mail/package to the USPS to do it for them if they find out to be unsuitable for delivery (no profit).
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The choice to live in a remote rural location many miles away from your nearest neighbor is exactly that, a choice. Choices have consequences.
Why is it that the rest of us should be subsidizing mail delivery for that small handful who have made a choice to live in such isolation. If they wish to receive mail there is no legitimate reason they should not be required to drive to the nearest small town to get it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Clause
Now, the point of contention may stem from the following question:
Does the Postal Clause intrinsically require the government to create a system by which each citizen is entitled to having their mail delivered to their home?"
If the answer is yes, then it's irrelevant where people choose to live, if the answer is no, then you've got a fair point, and it should be addressed post haste to help the USPS become solvent again.
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