I also hope they figure out this economic mess. I'd hate to have such a traditional service fall by the way.
I'm sure technology has hit the USPS hard with email and electronic bill paying. I personally can't remember the last time I bought stamps. I do, however, use the service for my QB sales.
'Just a thought though: originally the mail was delivered on horse back and the motto was, and is: Neither rain, sleet, snow nor dark of night will keep the postman from his appointed rounds. My street didn't have mail delivery for a whole week during the recent snow storm!