Like an increasing number of americans , I have very little use for the us postal service ( usps ) .
像越来越多的美国人一样,我几乎不使用美国邮政服务(usps)了。
And , of course , there were some perennially angry customers fed up with long lines at the post office . But in general , the usps was doing well enough that congress decided it should start prefunding its retiree accounts - for the next 75 years .
Even today , the usps 's methods to deliver our mail are just as remarkable .
即使在今天,美国邮政依然在使用不可思议的方法来投递我们的邮件。
In the end , the debate about the usps is simple : it 's the privatization of a service that is supposed to be universal .
总之,有关美国邮政的争论焦点其实很简单:本应服务于全民的一个机构即将被私有化。
But the engine of the usps 's demise could also save it . After all , how many packages have you received from amazon lately ?
但摧毁美国邮政的也能拯救它.你近来从亚马逊收过几个包裹?
For years , the usps hasn 't just delivered our mail . It 's been a gathering place for small communities while operating as part of something larger than just a collection of mailboxes and places that sell stamps .