Mail Carriers Keep Making the Rounds, Despite a Murky Future

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From The New York Times:

There is something elemental about the mail. Like the rain, snow, heat and “gloom of night” cited in the unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service, it is simply a part of everyday life.

Until one day, perhaps, it isn’t.

These days, the Postal Service is losing money — more than $100 billion since 2007; $9 billion in fiscal year 2025 — and its future is uncertain. President Trump has called it “a tremendous loser for this country.” He has also floated the idea of privatizing the institution, which has roots going back to 1775, when Benjamin Franklin led the colonial mail service.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/styl ... uture.html