Debt-plagued U.S. Postal Service eyes bipartisan bill to solve woes

[TomSea]

Debt-plagued U.S. Postal Service eyes bipartisan bill to solve woes
Ryan W. Miller , USA TODAY Published 6:03 a.m. ET March 1, 2017 | Updated 37 minutes ago

One of its stamps lasts forever, but the future of the U.S. Postal Service? Less clear.

The "Forever" stamp turns 10 years old in March. That's about how long the postal service has faced declining mail volumes and a growing mountain of debt. Mail volume is now at a 29-year low, and for the past 10 years, USPS recorded annual losses as high as $15.9 billion. Last year, it tallied a $5.6 billion loss.

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The beleaguered service, its regulatory agency and members of Congress hope 2017 will mark a turning point.

[Cripplecreek]

Congress is the majority of the problem.

Let the USPS run like a private sector business and they'll become more efficient as a simple matter of necessity.

[GtHawk]

I can't believe that with the level of technology that currently exists, that it is not possible to creatic a robot mail delivery unit that is capable of misdelivering  mail at the same high percentage as a human mailperson.