Paul Collins on the woes of the United States Postal Service. I think it would be a shame to let the post office atrophy…and I can't help but wonder what impact that would have on the economy and especially small businesses.
That said, I must admit that going to the mailbox is no longer the important part of my day that it once was. There are important letters and notices in there but it's sometimes hard to find them among the advertising. For some reason, one can opt out of receiving a paper bill from the Department of Water and Power but I can't opt out of getting three or four of each of the hourly catalogues issued by the Hanes Underwear people. I wonder how much thought has been given to a serious rate hike on this stuff. If we got a two cent increase on the mail sent to offer me new credit cards, we could retire the national debt faster than you can say "0% introductory APR."