[CaptainHaplo]

I agree they provide a useful service.

But we are a free market economy, provide what the customer needs at a decent rate, or get run out of business.

They do need to downsize tremendously - though getting any government entity to do so is like pulling teeth in the dark by yourself - with a screwdriver.

Yet a 1 day a week delivery, as well as "special deliveries" on whatever day for an additional cost, would drastically save money.

Diversifying their service to areas of the market that are untouched is only smart. You think mail, you think USPS. They are THE brand - so they should leverage that into the areas where they have lost revenue. It could be done, and would end up keeping them not only viable without ever growing government subsidies, but it would also help us develop and keep a highly skilled technical pool of people. As the world shrinks due to globalization, we need to have people skilled to facilitate our role there. Right now, IT jobs are like all the other types - not enough of them out there, and without the demand, you won't have people with the skills.