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Proposal would let USPS sell access to your mailbox

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The Trump administration proposed a new way for the U.S. Postal Service to raise revenue.

The proposal calls on the USPS to sell mailbox access to companies such as FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc.

The Postal Service reported a $3.9 billion net loss for its fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

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Jconleymo

Seems like this is just a way to make it easier for thieves to access your packages. I would like to see an opt out feature for this type of action. I know it would make it easier for UPS & FedEX removing the need to run to your door, ring the doorbell/knock and run back to the truck before you can answer. But I don’t see them reducing delivery rates. I think a better idea is for the USPS to close one day a week. Also, they already contract delivery for FedEX and I have to wonder if that is a profitable venture. If the USPS is run like a business rather than a quasi government entity then they might be a profitable venture.

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