11-01-2017, 03:45 AM
Part of the problem is that the PO has no money, and is losing money.
Entirely due to external constraints imposed by politicians who actively want to see the USPS fail. If this succeeds, the US will be the only "first-world" country without a functional postal service; you'll be paying $25 private postage to receive your credit card statements and property tax bills.
Don't suggest that "oh, everything will be online", look no further than this week's latest massive breach. The US "should" have a functional PKI infrastructure for reliable digital signatures, but the terrorists might use encryption to hide their nefarious plots... can't have that...
Entirely due to external constraints imposed by politicians who actively want to see the USPS fail. If this succeeds, the US will be the only "first-world" country without a functional postal service; you'll be paying $25 private postage to receive your credit card statements and property tax bills.
Don't suggest that "oh, everything will be online", look no further than this week's latest massive breach. The US "should" have a functional PKI infrastructure for reliable digital signatures, but the terrorists might use encryption to hide their nefarious plots... can't have that...