USPS should support, not impede, American small business growth

Published January 25, 2017 5:02am ET



Since 1775, Americans have relied on the U.S. Postal Service to reliably deliver letter mail to any address in the country at an affordable rate. That was the original intent of what we know today as the U.S. Postal Service.

Unfortunately, the Postal Service has lost sight of its original mission. Today’s Postal Service is not as focused on letter mail delivery, but more interested in taking on services beyond their core mission like special delivery services for online retailers, flower deliveries, chocolate deliveries and fish deliveries in New York City.

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