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▲ Tangurena2 an hour ago

Yes, very ideological. Some people want government to run like a business. Is your state/county/city not profitable enough? Then your state gets fired or downsized. Or maybe sold to the highest bidder.

In any event, the US Constitution requires a post office.

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 8

> The Congress shall have Power ...

> To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcri...

▲masfuerte 42 minutes ago | parent [-]

Not that I think they should, but Congress could legally vote to abolish the postal service. They had the power to create it but they weren't required to.