Oh how I loath going through piles of coupons and other physical spam to make sure I haven't missed some vital bill. Which, as an added benefit, would be delivered to me by a much more manageable method if the post office quit offering their service.
Note: The Pony Express was pretty cool, though.
About two years ago I had to send a iPod Touch from Portland, OR to Akron. I stopped by Fedex and they wanted 11 bucks to ship it. USPS was a block away and they did it for under 3 bucks. And it arrived in two days.
Blame the people that sent you unwanted shit.
See https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm for example.
I don't get spam in my inbox more than once every couple of months.
Do you have any idea how much cheaper USPS is? Domestically AND internationally. How important it is to e-commerce? Online stores. Small businesses. My online store (http://www.dayonepp.com) shameless plug.
Do you realize that without it your ass would still be driving to Best Buy to pay for an overpriced TV? You'd have to pay $20 to mail your brother his PS2 that he forgot while visiting you. Without the postal service UPS and Fedex would probably do backdoor deals to inflate the cost of shipping since they wouldn't have to compete with the USPS.
It's not even costing you anything other than throwing away junk mail. Recycle it. But don't wish death on something so important.
What? Since when does the USPS deliver TVs?
>You'd have to pay $20 to mail your brother his PS2 that he forgot while visiting you.
Going by the original PS2 dimensions (apparently 12"x7"x3") their respective rate calculators show that the price for shipping with about the same delivery time was ~$12 for the post office and ~$13 for UPS (from Atlanta to LA).