Michael LaFaive, director of the Center’s Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative, told MLive that privatizing delivery of first-class mail would force the U.S. Post Office to become more competitive and cost-effective. The Post Office announced it would eliminate Saturday delivery beginning Aug. 1.
“How much is the public supposed to endure in terms of cost and service for this archaic system of delivering mail?” LaFaive said.
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