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Friday, July 13, 2012
USPS Won't Get Help Any Time Soon
Fat chance Congress will pass a bill this summer to help the Postal Service. House leaders have decided to postpone a vote despite protests from the agency and the Senate. The House Oversight Committee has approved legislation that would create a panel. It would have the power to reshape the Postal Service's network, like the Base Realignment and Closure Commission does for the military. The Postal Service is supposed to pay $5.5 billion to the Treasury in August for pension costs. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said the agency will have to default in the absence of a law granting a reprieve.
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They shouldn't get any help. They tout "We don't take taxpayer money" then grovel for it. Cut them off entirely. Allow for private sector competition which is currently banned.
I live in Salisbury, and my mail service is shoddy, at best. Some days my block doesnt even see a mail carrier, once, this week, for instance.
They have made a mockery of the Post Office for years, and now they want help.
I feel for the dedicated carriers who may get caught up in closings, but welcome to what the rest of us face every day...
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