Doing some homework on the history of the Post Office. The immediate concern is that Trump may be trying to steal the election by crippling the institution. But he's also trying to undermine an institution that has been crucial in nation-building 1/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/05/tumultuous-history-united-states-postal-service-constant-fight-survival/
The tumultuous history of the U.S. Postal Service—and its constant fight for survival

The agency has shape-shifted to overcome crises for more than two and a half centuries—and emerged as the nation’s most trusted institution.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/05/tumultuous-history-united-states-postal-service-constant-fight-survival/
And if you ask why we can't just leave it to the private sector, there are multiple reasons — one of which is that abuse of private market power has historically been a huge issue 2/
Think of the Post Office as, among other things, the public option of mail delivery — keeping FedEx and UPS from abusing their oligopoly 3/
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