January 23, 2012 Victor Dubina-State of the Postal Service. Victor discussed what the Postal Service is facing today. He discussed that 1st class mail peaked in 2006 but since then due to the internet, Facebook, and Twitter, the mail has declined and this is partly why the Postal Service is in a financial crisis. Victor indicated that the Postal Service was debt free in 2006 and now facing $13 billion in debt. Victor explained what changes need to be done to keep the Postal Service going and discussed briefly the actions of Congress.