In a world in which technology dominates, the current question is if the U.S. Postal Service should continue being funded or not.  

The U.S.Postal Service was founded in 1971, and to this day, continues to deliver mail. After the Postal Service said that there are possible mail delays that could affect the upcoming election, the Postal Service became a more prominent debate. In a day of technology, is the Postal Service important? Are letters still relevant? Should government funding be used for the Postal Service? What defines a service?

Funding should still be available for the Postal Service. The post office is a service to American citizens. A service can be defined as a system that supplies a public need. Letters may not be important in everyone’s life, but to some people, they are significant. Whether it be getting bills, important documents or handwritten sentiments, letters still offer something to the nation. People may depend on retirement checks, social security, bills and hard copies of important documents that are provided by the Postal Service. 

According to the U.S. Postal Service, 472.1 million mailpieces are processed and delivered every day. 

The Postal Service is significantly cheaper than other ways of sending letters and provides approximately 496,934 jobs to Americans every year. Getting rid of the Postal Service not only hurts the people that depend on it but would also make almost half a million people unemployed. 

Yes, you may say the Post Service is slow and non-profitable, but when you think about services, you do not think about profit or speed, rather something that is being done for the citizens of America. 

In my life, letters have become a very important factor that I have learned to cherish. There has always been something about getting a handwritten letter in the mail from a loved one. Whether it be a letter from a family member for the holidays or a letter from my boyfriend, who is in basic military training for weeks, letters hold a special sentimental value. 

While sometimes my mailbox consists of just bills, advertisements and college pamphlets, now and then I get something that I can keep and look back on. I think everyone can relate to the pure joy a letter from someone of value to you can bring. 

Mail can have different importance depending on a person. Just because some people are advanced in technology and do not feel the need to use mail, does not make it unnecessary. The Postal Service is a service to America and should be kept that way. There is importance in some of the 472.1 million mail pieces sent out every day.