Yes, this is why I come to Hacker News. That bastion of independent and unique thought. To have wikipedia copy-pasted at me.

It is obvious that I am making a prescriptive argument. I am under no illusions that they are able to enact these policies tomorrow. Their hands are tied by regulations.

You know what might make those regulations go away? Making them hurt a little bit. If it becomes clear that USPS cannot exist as an institution in its current form without being a perpetual sinkhole in which to dump taxpayer dollars directly, then they will have no choice but to adapt or die.

...Or I guess we could just keep throwing money at them and hope they get better because they super duper double pinky swear promised this time.