Bob Greene : Delivering stamps seems from another time in age of text messages , e - mails . Postal Service needs to raise the cost of a stamp because of declining income . It is expected to sustain itself ; it does not depend on tax money . Greene : Yet , what private company would take a letter across country for 49 cents ? Greene : If Postal Service did n't exist , what would effect be on UPS , FedEx ?
Bob Greene : Delivering stamps seems from another time in age of text messages , e - mails . Postal Service needs to raise the cost of a stamp because of declining income . Greene : Yet , what private company would take a letter across country for 49 cents ? Greene : If Postal Service did n't exist , what would effect be on UPS , FedEx ?