WSJ, 24 Feb reports the post office wiil eliminate 35,000. jobs, and close 1/2 its processing centers- also ist class stamps will go to50 cents and mail delivery slowed- should we turn the mail over to a private contractor?
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2012/02/24 23:23:35
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maybe- the govt needs out of everything
Not this time.
I'm not defending it because it's my job, I can retire in July if necessary. I'm not even against having a privatized element but I think people who say UPS or FedEx can do it, don't have a clue what they're talking about.
My route is a city route with over 1200 stops on it. On a heavy day I've had as many as 4200 pieces of automated letters that is presorted in route delivery for us and up to 20 feet of mail that I've cased. Then I have small parcels, like medicine and electronics, and then the larger parcels.
Now, do you really think that all of that mail is unnecessary or that UPS or FedEx can just deliver that? Hardly.
One of the mail problems with privatizing is that private companies would take the profitable areas and leave the rest. No private company is going to take the unprofitable areas so many people in the country would be left without service. If that doesn't concern you, then no big deal.
It is in the Constitution for the federal government to deliver mail. I understand the frustration with it being insolvent right now but remember we ar...
I'm not defending it because it's my job, I can retire in July if necessary. I'm not even against having a privatized element but I think people who say UPS or FedEx can do it, don't have a clue what they're talking about.
My route is a city route with over 1200 stops on it. On a heavy day I've had as many as 4200 pieces of automated letters that is presorted in route delivery for us and up to 20 feet of mail that I've cased. Then I have small parcels, like medicine and electronics, and then the larger parcels.
Now, do you really think that all of that mail is unnecessary or that UPS or FedEx can just deliver that? Hardly.
One of the mail problems with privatizing is that private companies would take the profitable areas and leave the rest. No private company is going to take the unprofitable areas so many people in the country would be left without service. If that doesn't concern you, then no big deal.
It is in the Constitution for the federal government to deliver mail. I understand the frustration with it being insolvent right now but remember we are the only agency that hasn't had to be supported since the 70's. It could be changed fundamentally from within to cut out much of the waste. First, we can't be walking up to people's door and putting mail there. They should at a minimum have a curb side box or a neighborhood box in one location to pick it up when curbside isn't possible. We converted as much as we could in our town and it made a tremendous difference. We also are top heavy not with local management because we really don't have that many supervisors, but with district people that don't do anything constructive. Then we have the unions and as usual, they create unproductivity.
So, it needs fixing but it's naive to just say it can be privatized without any consequences.
When a private business loses money year after year and cannot or does not correct the problem, it closes it's doors. Remember the door-to-door milkmen? Now there's a business service which disappeared even tho it may still be viable. A job I had for a while when just beginning. No more, but life goes on.
You're usually on the side of the Constitution, what about that part?
A part of the PO problem IS of course congress, or shall we say government. Anyway, I'm going off now, I need to write an article on this for No-Ruler.net. That should be shared here on SH later. I realize it's of high importance to you, while to me it's simply a part of a very foolish system. There are hundreds of such, and there's really not time to deal with each and every bit.
So later, friend
Just shut the doors and regulate the others businesses more tightly that will be absorbing the influx of junk mail. Federal mail can be handled by fax and email, and "Official Documents" can be sent by "special courier"