Should Congress Save the Post Office?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 MICHAEL C. DORF

Absent action by Congress, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will soon have insufficient funds to pay its obligations. Should Congress bail out the Post Office and if so, what form should the bailout take? And, more broadly, why do we even need the federal government to operate a Post Office at all, when private companies like United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx) also deliver packages and letters?

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