Peace of mind could cost a bit more than a penny per stamp
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Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:00 am
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Updated: 6:19 am, Thu Aug 9, 2012.
Peace of mind could cost a bit more than a penny per stamp
A letter writer complains that the ignorant Republicans in office rule his retirement ("A penny per stamp would provide peace of mind," Aug. 7). Since the Republicans are the minority in Congress, they can show up but now with a simple majority their vote is meaningless.
The writer goes on to complain that if those idiots in Congress would allow the Postal Service to raise the price of its stamps just one single penny they would be in the black overnight.
First thing, Jerry: Evidently you, along with your fellow Democrats and even some Republicans, elected those idiots to Congress — now live with it.
Concerning a single penny for a stamp, would that be considered a "tax?" Another penny or two, or three, just might push the bill-payers of Lodi over the edge and cause them to start paying their bills via the "Bill Pay" setup by their bank, and leave the stamp buyers high and dry. Jerry, perhaps you would be happy with a 46-cent stamp but if a 46-cent stamp doesn't cover the cost, would you be happy with a 50-cent stamp? Many people use email instead of "snail mail."
As of now Kohl's keeps the Postal Service in business with a sale every other day. Many big corporations have made arrangements with their unions to start paying some of their health care benefits. Your suggestion would be to vote everyone out. Be careful what you wish for; the day might come when a stamp will cost a dollar.
Ed Walters
Lodi
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:00 am.
Updated: 6:19 am.
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Ed Walters posted at 6:47 pm on Sat, Aug 11, 2012.
Sounds like your really interested, you most likely don`t vote and blame someone else.
Robert Chapman posted at 6:02 pm on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
A friend of mine spent 30 years as an employee of USPS at the administrative level. According to him the USPS was in dire straights long before the 2006 pre-funding mandate. The stories he relayed of outright waste and strongarm union deals was pitiful. With the proliferation of emails, Facebook and several other personal communications devices, the post office revenues have taken a serious hit. Union committments still have to be honored and the post office business model can't be adjusted for times of economic downturn. The unions have absolutely no business in ANY government entity. They only serve to drive up the cost of everything they are involved in at the taxpayers expense.
Darrell Baumbach posted at 2:58 pm on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
J Tillett stated...In this case that expense is "pre-funding" their future health benefits to an extent that no other private or public institution has to. Thanks Republican Congress of 2006!
Funny, two powerful democrats were cosponcers of H.R. 6407 (109th): Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act...Why are "spme" people only assigning blame to Republicans?
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL7]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA30]
Steve Schmidt posted at 2:50 pm on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
Yup, that is what you do when you are confronted with facts.[beam]
Jeff Tillett posted at 12:36 pm on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
'Sad that we are forced to fund something that is as outdated as the USPS because of political obligations' Yeah little obligations... like the U.S. Constitution.
'USPS manages to find ways to exceed their income'. In this case that expense is "pre-funding" their future health benefits to an extent that no other private or public institution has to. Thanks Republican Congress of 2006!
Robert Chapman posted at 9:50 am on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
ZZZZZzzz, yawn, IGNORE.
Robert Chapman posted at 8:25 am on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
The USPS employees around 700,000 people, most of them are union members. Obama wouldn't dare mess with the post office, the union boys would turn on him in a heartbeat. Obama can't afford for them not to kick in their millions in campaign funding. Sad that we are forced to fund something that is as outdated as the USPS because of political obligations. Like every government agency, at all levels, the USPS manages to find ways to exceed their income, regardless of how much more tax/stamp revenue they collect.
Steve Schmidt posted at 5:43 am on Thu, Aug 9, 2012.
Get rid of the post office now before we waste another penny.