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That sounds good but to what end? Are you/we willing to pay $10 to mail something? Assuming no, the price would go up or the service would fold. How much would UPS or FedEx pricing go up if USPS stopped carrying their freight? How much business would Amazon lose in their shipping costs tripled?
I like the idea of every other day delivery except for next day service, assuming you pay a premium for it. Much better customer service is a must, way too many stories of long lines and grumpy employees at the local PO.
Even with cutting service, how much longer does it make sense? Most mail is advertising with maybe 3-5 incoming and 1-2 outgoing pieces of mail per week that are important.