Is it the same Post Office we knew?

Today, August 5, the day after the storm Isaias, the Post Office informed us that there would be no mail delivered today because of the storm. Yes, my memory is not what it is, but I can't recall any other day when the mail was not delivered because of a storm the previous day. And, we've had a lot of storms much worse than Isaias.

The following video indicates one possible reason that the Post Office seems to be on Trump's hate list.



But there are other reasons for the trouble the Post Office is in. Unlike almost all other government agencies, it is not financed by taxes; postage is its primary source of revenue. And, the internet is eating away at it. Mail volume peaked at 213 billion mail pieces in 2006; it was 149 billion in 2017. Last year the Post Office grossed $70 billion; ten years ago the revenue was $75 billion.

Remember:

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"