Informative Essay: The United States Postal Service

Every single day Jenna sits at in her living room. Without fail around 5 minutes after 9, her dog Luca begins to bark. That is the signal she waits to hear, this means that the mailman is coming up the stairs. Every single day Jenna greets him at the door, until one day the mailman, whose name was Steve, isn’t there. Not because he passed away, but because he had been let go. The United States Postal Service is very important and should not be expected to change in this changing world, because it is part of our history, gives people jobs, and is cheaper than other services like UPS and FedEx. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is part of american history, the true first postal office, beginning on July 26, 1775. This was when USPS’s
Over 500,000 people are employed by USPS as career employees. This means that this job is permanent and will not change unless they must be laid off (Rubio). If the post office were to go more mechanical, less human, the United States people would be losing thousands of jobs. Many American citizens would be losing their livelihood. The amount of people employed by USPS is almost 7 times more than the number of employees by google. Dawn Hawkins stated the post office is “ one of the few jobs that can’t be outsourced to other countries…”. This is why USPS should not change because it provides thousands of jobs to American people. The United States Postal Service also provides a less expensive (cheaper) alternative to mailing not only letters but also large packages. Many people state that companies like FedEx and UPS are cheaper at shipping than USPS. According to Cheapest Carrier in 2017, USPS offers a lower shipping cost than companies like FedEx and UPS up to 33 pounds. In the article “Advantages of Using the United States Postal Service”, Dawn Hawkins states “Using UPS or FedEx, is very expensive...You can get the same service from the post office for small packages at an extremely lower