Why is it that a company like Amazon can be so profitable as a delivery service, but the US Postal Service struggles to survive?

USPS financial viability continues to be high risk because USPS cannot fund its current level of services and financial obligations from its revenues. ... USPS has lost $69 billion over the past 11 fiscal years—including $3.9 billion in fiscal year 2018.

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.

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