Reply #26: It could be done by computers

[xmas74]

if everyone owned a computer.

I know a number of people who still do not own a computer, even in this day and age. It's far too expensive for some on fixed budgets. I know others who own one but cannot afford to pay for internet access at this time.

My daughter's school enrollment papers arrived in the mail, as did every other students? Why mail them? If they were sent home from school with the student less than half were returned.

USPS still serves an important function in the lives of the middle class and the working poor.