I have to admit, I don't understand the push-back. We know the PO is overly costly and inefficient. It's being supported by working people's salaries. We need to reform it. I'm sure there are many very nice, ethical people working there, my postlady is one of them. But - it needs some serious fixing.
Logistics is a real problem.
The truck that brings our mail to our post office from Lansing comes to the area post offices 5 times per day at 40+ miles 1 way in a near empty 25 foot straight truck.
I asked the driver 1 morning about why he did it and he claimed it was because of the way the mail is sorted in Lansing. After he left our postmistress pointed out that he's a contract driver getting paid by the mile.
Personally I would eliminate all the national postal service infrastructure and contract with UPS and FedEx for deliveries down to the local post offices like mine.