shipping first class already became a week long thing with covid... a ton of packages i ship priority take longer than 3 days now, which has really made it obsolete given how much cheaper other options are since your paying for speed. i fear ground service may end up being cut all together to force people into using priority/flat rate for heavier packages, its the only real discount option for packages too heavy for first class.
i will say that pre covid, paying $3-4 to get a package delivered in 3-4 days always felt like a bargain price... but most large countries have similar shipping options at a low cost for items under a pound (albeit with longer delivery times in some cases but still).
while i don't trust anyone involved with trump and what his intentions may be, cutting back on service and in turn causing slower delivery to protect cost isn't that surprising. its somewhat believable that the move is necessary, they've already been doing this for some months now due to issues with employees/transportation. i will say for my own experience and people i know locally at USPS, they've been approaching holiday volume through out covid due to the surge in shipping from small businesses.
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