Posted on 09/07/2011 10:08:27 AM PDT by kingattax
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is going to have to find a way to make up for hemorrhaging financial losses (which has already rendered them incapable of making a $5.5 billion payment to its employee healthcare plan by the Sept. 30 due date) or face the possibility of closing shop for the winter.
Their unique situation raises two questions: first, how did it come to this? Second, how should it be addressed?
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You know how dumb that sounds?? I pay most of my bills online..I guess I could live without them.. but mail delivery is a normal function in a 1st world country
Now remember children. It’s the Republicans fault that Santa didn’t get you letter.
Oh.....they have 653,000 employees.....I’ve been saying 570,000.....I must’ve forgot Guam.
¨Wire Congress. Wire Congress. Wire Congress....¨
I didn’t realize that taxpayers don’t pay a dime for the postal service. I always thought we did. Why are we so hard on this private company. I seriously thought they were part of government. Now I don’t care as much what they pay their people and what their hours are. That is like us getting involved with Amazon and there business.
Guam tipped over, I think.
Third, how are people supposed to get their checks and bills?
LLS
Had the same thoughts. Have no idea what a stamp costs and can’t remember the last time I used US Mail service to send something (I get all kinds of crap to toss out).
How will I get my Wednesday coupons?
Damn! Does this mean I won’t get my Pottery Barn Christmas catalog?
That was my first thought, not the Santa part, but, Christmas cards. I have noticed that I am getting fewer "cards" and more computer generated notes with photos. But, still, Christmas.
I get all my bills on the internet and my checks are direct deposit. Post office is never involved.
If post office shuts down, I won’t have to weed through all the junk mail. Hurray!
Congress need only to allow the postal service to move to five day delivery. Ask yourself why they refuse this simple fix?
Hoffa and UPS Teamsters!
“The USPS is created as a government agency under Title 39, Section 101.1 of the United States Code which states, in part:
(a) The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of Congress, and supported by the people. The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities. The costs of establishing and maintaining the Postal Service shall not be apportioned to impair the overall value of such service to the people.
Under paragraph (d) of Title 39, Section 101.1, “Postal rates shall be established to apportion the costs of all postal operations to all users of the mail on a fair and equitable basis.”
The USPS does get some taxpayer support. Around $96 million is budgeted annually by Congress for the “Postal Service Fund.” These funds are used to compensate USPS for postage-free mailing for all legally blind persons and for mail-in election ballots sent from US citizens living overseas. A portion of the funds also pays USPS for providing address information to state and local child support enforcement agencies”
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/uspsabout.htm
Postal tax...coming to a post offfice near you.
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