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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So there is a little bit of nuance. They could deliver letters, but they wouldn't have legal access to mailboxes... Which is a pretty big hinderance.

Not saying I disagree, just that it's one edge USPS has verse their massive mandate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Congress could easily pass a law giving them access instead privatizing.

Actually it looks like the private delivery companies is they could they would prefer USPS do the last mile delivery and in fact they do that for the cheaper offerings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Congress has a hard time passing legislation. Doing so would effectively kill USPS anyway. There is no way they could compete with their mandates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

No they don't, they passed several they just chose not to interfere with whatever trump is doing.