The only reason for have providing a postal service be a Constitutional power of government is because having one in place and operational was viewed as having a public, externalized benefit. As such, one shouldn&#x27;t expect it to be profitable -- not that its bad if it is, but as long as the magnitude of the net expenditure is less than the externalized benefit, its worthwhile.<p>Clearly, the unsubsidized-but-government-controlled model doesn&#x27;t make a whole lot of sense, either from the &quot;it is a public benefit and should be a public service&quot; perspective or the &quot;it is not a public benefit and should be provided in the private market&quot; perspective.