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It's Time to Privatize the United States Postal Service

• fee.org by Brittany Hunter

Last week, the Trump administration unveiled a proposal to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS). The plan comes as part of a broader initiative to trim and reorganize the federal government. And given its track record of waste and inefficiency, the USPS is a great place to start cutting the fat.

The post office has been an incompetent disaster for far too long. It is about time some sort of action was taken.

"USPS's current model is unsustainable. Major changes are needed in how the Postal Service is financed and the level of service Americans should expect from their universal service operator," the White House's new proposal reads. The plan goes on to say that the administration plans to "fix" the post office before beginning the process of privatization. "USPS privatization through an initial public offering (IPO) or sale to another entity would require the implementation of significant reforms prior to sale to show a possible path to profitability."


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