"It is important to understand how programs like bypass mail affect many aspects of rural life in Alaska, lest we cut a service before realizing how far the consequences will reach."

Yes, bypass mail creates a disconnect between the real cost of products versus benefit.  In reality, it is a transfer of wealth based on zip codes.  I am willing to pay the actual costs associated with goods if it eliminated the unjust transfer of wealth for shipping placed on the tax paying public.  https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/default/files/document-library-files/2015/rarc-wp-12-005_0.pdf