10 Reasons to Abolish the US Postal Service
4. USPS is Corrupt
Due to its size, the Post Office has one of the largest unions in the country. This gives it a huge amount of political power, which is often used to obstruct, if not outright prevent, any positive change in the organization.
To their credit, the leaders of the Post Office have acknowledged some of the organization’s problems, and made some attempts at reform, often against significant backlash. Noticing that the Internet has offset so much mail volume, they proposed eliminating a day of delivery, saving the organization millions. Yet there was so much backlash from special interest groups, like postal unions and bulk mailers that the plans were canceled.
And since the Post Office is a government organization, it still requires Congressional approval for major reforms. As a result, what few reforms the Post Office does manage to enact are largely symbolic and ineffectual.
