[9nGQluzmnq3M]

But should the USPS be a public institution? Many countries have opted to privatize their postal services, admittedly with varying results, but with quite a few successes as well: you may have heard the package division of what was once Deutsche Bundespost, now known worldwide as DHL.

I do agree that right now is not a great time for radical changes though!

[sokoloff]

Deutsche Post bought DHL from 1998 through 2002.

[NicoJuicy]

The problem with comparing to a lot of other countries, is that the US really has remote locations.

In those situations, their "competitors" largely just drop off their packages to USPS and let them handle the costly trip.

[jksmith]

https://www.ups.com/media/en/terms_service_gnd_pr.pdf https://www.uspis.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/USPIS-FAQs....

TLDR is, USPS needs a warrant to open first class mail. Private carriers may be able to open with impunity. Who do you want handling your mail-in ballot?

[9nGQluzmnq3M]

Tampering with ballots will still be illegal, even if the company is private.

That's also a bit of weird argument, since we're right now seeing how the USPS can easily be bent by political pressure precisely because it is a govt institution and presidents already get to appoint their cronies to run it.