Patch Conversations Of the Week: The Post Office

The mail.

It comes almost every day, but the postal service's recent admission they were deeply in debt and needed restructuring brings the argument about what kind of postal service America needs back to the forefront.

While most people polled liked the service provided by the , the question brought up passionate and sometimes confused responses from readers about what the post office should be doing to avoid debt.

Lawrence Collins wrote:

"What I don't understand is how they say they are not making enough money to operate the Post Office. They always have long lines when you go there and the prices to mail something is usually higher than what the item your sending costs."

Christopher Cooke wrote:

"The post office is a prime example how the government takes something simple and screws it up! The post office should be for mailing things. THATS IT! Not money orders, not passports, I dont even think they should do express mail! That is what FedEx and UPS is for, and they do it a LOT better!!!!"

What do you think about this issue? And be sure and vote in the poll!