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NEW LONG FORM VIDEO: Why USPS is losing $9 billion a year In 2006, the United States Postal Service delivered a staggering 213 billion pieces of mail. By 2025, that number had fallen to just 109 billion, nearly half of what it once handled. But declining mail volume is only part of the problem. The Postal Service also reported a $9 billion loss, and its leadership warned Congress that the agency could run out of money if its financial troubles continued. It's easy to assume the internet is responsible for the decline. After all, emails and digital communication have replaced much of the traditional mail Americans once relied on. But the real story is far more complicated. The Postal Service faces deeper financial and operational challenges that go well beyond the rise of the internet. So how did one of America's most essential institutions go from delivering hundreds of billions of letters to facing a potential financial crisis? This is the rise and fall of the United States Postal Service.