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Tim Dawkins's avatar

This comment isn’t about privatization as much as it’s about my sadness over the increasingly narrow purpose of the USPS and what that means for our society. As someone who deeply values the art of sending handwritten letters and cards, I can’t help but feel that we are losing something vital. For centuries, letters have preserved the informal history of our world. They allow us to glimpse the thoughts, emotions, and everyday lives of those who came before us, providing a uniquely human record of our shared experiences.

With the dominance of digital communication and the decline of handwritten correspondence, we risk losing that tangible, deeply personal connection. Emails and text messages, while convenient, are ephemeral. They lack the weight, permanence, and emotional resonance of a handwritten letter. A letter is something you can hold, revisit, and treasure—a piece of someone’s time and care captured on paper. Or maybe I’m just being dramatically nostalgic!

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Nancy B's avatar

The same people who want to sell USPS are the same people who have actively worked to derail its service, so now they can say, “Look how expensive it is! It’s not working!” and use it to build support for a sale.

We’re now seeing what happens when Private Equity gets a hold of hospitals, prisons, and other necessary public entities (not to mention restaurant chains and retail), and it’s not good. If the USPS were to be sold, there needs to be some solid guardrails written into the sale.

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