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Imagine a world with no paper back books, no birthday or Christmas cards arriving in the mail, no newspapers and no magazines at your door. That's what we see now in the age of the Internet and "smart phone". Due to the ever growing use of email to send personal messages, the U.S. Post office is becoming yet another victim of tough economic times and is showing a $7 billion dollar loss this year even after the recent rise in stamp prices by 2 cents in May.
As the population becomes more technology savvy using email and text messaging, communicating with family members around the world no longer requires the service of the friendly mail man or courier who has been serving our communities since we settled this continent. Sending and receiving information from around the globe is done at the touch of a button or the click of a mouse and is almost instantaneous with high-speed Internet.
As technology advances, more people are carrying "smart phones" such as the Blackberry and I-Phone. Email is sent and received directly from the phone and people are browsing the Internet while they ride the subway train. So what does this mean for the U.S. Post Office and its thousands of employees? Will the Post Office become obsolete? We can only hope not. Without the Post Office it won't just be greetings cards not being delivered right to your doorstep........what about the gift packages?
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The post office needs to be fully privatized and restructured- not like the GM take-over by the government. Although it is hard to compete with email and other electronic resources, the packaging/shipping can only be done by companies like the post office, FedEx, UPS and other new start-ups. Couriers of these kinds will never be obsolete! Some entrepreneur will figure out a new, CHEAPER, and better way!
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