11-01-2017, 02:58 PM
I'll second the kudos for the friendly and fast Pahoa PO, as well as our carrier here in HS and the UPS and FedEx guys. We've ordered hundreds of packages from Amazon and such, and none have gone missing. Sorry to hear that there is trouble in other parts.
The biggest financial burden these days for the USPS is the extinction of "flyers" which used to litter our mailboxes with ads from the grocery stores, departments stores, local restaurant specials, etc. While annoying "junk mail" for us, this was a steady cash stream for the postal service.
It is the US Constitution itself, oddly enough, that requires maintenance of a postal service AND that it be financially independent AND that the postal service can only rates via a literal act of congress. (Mail was VERY big deal in the days prior to telegraphs/phones/internet.) So yes, there is genuine financial pressure felt by the USPS.
The biggest financial burden these days for the USPS is the extinction of "flyers" which used to litter our mailboxes with ads from the grocery stores, departments stores, local restaurant specials, etc. While annoying "junk mail" for us, this was a steady cash stream for the postal service.
It is the US Constitution itself, oddly enough, that requires maintenance of a postal service AND that it be financially independent AND that the postal service can only rates via a literal act of congress. (Mail was VERY big deal in the days prior to telegraphs/phones/internet.) So yes, there is genuine financial pressure felt by the USPS.