Does the USPS have any competition?
Yes
Who?
United Parcel Service
Does the USPS change prices based on location?
No
What allows the USPS to exist?
United States Constitution.
Does it offer retirement benefits?
Yes
Do they make a profit?
No
How can they afford to offer their employees these benefits?
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
What caused customers' uses of their services to drop?
recession-influenced declining mail volume
When was shipping at its busiest?
2006
What physical thing do they have exclusive access to?
letter boxes marked "U.S. Mail"
What service do they have exclusive access to?
first-class mail
Who was the first head of the organization?
Benjamin Franklin
Did they use his work for future iterations?
Yes