into four different markets structures. But, each and every market in

the United States is completely unique from the others. Generally the

best type of market structure for the general public is per-fect

competition because it creates the lowest possible price for the

public. There are some exceptions were perfect competition isn't the

best choice for the public on account of various reasons. The United

States Postal Service is one of them and since the Postal Service is a

monopoly, it is its own market. This paper will discuss the budget

dilemmas that the postal service has faced for the past twenty years

and if it is in the best interest of the economy for the United States

Postal Service to continue as a monopoly.

The first time there was talk of privatizing the Postal

Service was in 1979 when the Postal Service was losing vast amounts of

money in the long run. But since the Postal Service is a necessity for

America, the government had to subsidize the service in order for it

to continue in operation. In 1979 the United States Postal Service had

a cash flow of $22.5 Billion and was additionally receivin

five years and ten-fold by the year 2005 (#5, 1). The Postal Service

5) http://www.usps.gov/news/press/95/95090new.htm

It can be seen throughout this paper how the United States

$333 billion in the year 1994 (#6,1). This figure is expected to reach

side compe-tition is thought to make industries in the market more

During this time it was discussed to privatize the postal service and

Washington: General Accounting Office,","1979

higher interest rates and such (#1, ii). Probably the most relevant

the route covered, so the carriers were getting paid by the mile (#2,

a 1.5 billion dollar loan two years in advance which will save them 22

3) http://www.usps.gov/news/press/96/96002new.htm

4) http://nutcweb.tpc.nwu.edu/research/abstracts/i.2.html

Postal Service's cash management practices could increase income and

making a profit. On top of that, the 1.2 billion dollar figure is 115

skimming, with the postal service left only the high-cost,

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