Why not privatize? The current system just subsidizes the inane mail spam coupons and leaflets which overfill mailboxes. Any new "exchange" may be slightly better but will soon be just as worthless as the current system.
I vote NO on once a week. Every other day is fine. Robots are ok. Why do we have to settle for the Pony Express era with all the technology that exists? Put Elon Musk in charge of upgrading the system.
It IS also mismanagement. I took the "easy" way out and mailed a power supply to an address 35 miles north. I watched in amusement online as that power supply moved through five states before it wound up at its destination ten days later.
Your analysis and recommendation is excellent. Unfortunately, I cannot see Democrats getting behind a program that is seen as anti-union or which would remove their "control" of mail in ballots. A federal mail exchange makes too much sense for the feds to actually do it.
I have no way to verify but during the 2020 election I read in several places that several states had mail in ballots that mail carriers could see if the vote was for Democrat or Republican, with Arizona being the main state identified. Could have been part of the 2000 Mules program, I don't remember.
The Primary in Washington State was one of those places! If you voted Republican, your vote was visible through a hole in the envelope! I and others who noticed this turned our ballots the opposite way in the envelope. Very concerning, to say the least...
Thank you for giving serious thought to reforming this system. The post office is a grim, Soviet bureaucracy begging for restructuring. On my last visit, my goal was to buy so many stamps that I wouldnβt have to go again before I die. But this grousing is not an answerβyour proposal could be the answer.
Well done, Tony...your pointy pinhead completely blocked the toilet bowl, effecting a perfect seal! Now, breathe with me...in, out, in, out...yes, that's it!
Many countries have privatized mail delivery, a slowly dying business. The USPS is typical of government run enterprises: cost overruns, inefficient, slow to change. But it does provide unionized jobs with pensions, essentially subsidized by U.S. voters. Privatize.
Yeah? You know, the post office has stated publicly that a postmark is not an indicator of mailing date. They delivered my invitation to Trump's inauguration five weeks after it was over. Seems to me this needs to be fixed BEFORE the midterms.
I feel like this is just one of those things that no one wants to fix. Itβs just another black hole cost center. I use a traveling mailbox which really helps highlight just how much daily mail is real mail and how much is advertising. The traveling mailbox doesnβt receive the grocery store flyers, the free community magazines no one wants, etc. Days go by without me receiving any mail and the majority of that is stuff that is also sent to me via email. Daily mail delivery is definitely not necessary. Sad to say it but the fate of the workers cannot be the primary factor for continuing as is.
There is no doubt the postal service is a mess and continuously raising the rates isn't helping. I said for years that Amazon should take over mail delivery.
They should stop all ads going through the mail and political literature.
I only see one problem: "so that every address is entitled to four routine mail deliveries per month, with no address going more than 10 calendar days without a basic mail drop."
The problem is the credit card companies have shortened the time between when a bill arrives and when it is due, no doubt hoping to charge a late fee. I agree that we don't need a daily delivery.
I do wonder how many people are waiting for their credit card statements to arrive in the mail. Hopefully not many. Statements are always available online as well as daily activity.
Why not privatize? The current system just subsidizes the inane mail spam coupons and leaflets which overfill mailboxes. Any new "exchange" may be slightly better but will soon be just as worthless as the current system.
The union is why it will never be fixed. Patronage and vote buying.
I vote NO on once a week. Every other day is fine. Robots are ok. Why do we have to settle for the Pony Express era with all the technology that exists? Put Elon Musk in charge of upgrading the system.
I receive two non-junk pieces of mail a month on average.
It IS also mismanagement. I took the "easy" way out and mailed a power supply to an address 35 miles north. I watched in amusement online as that power supply moved through five states before it wound up at its destination ten days later.
Your analysis and recommendation is excellent. Unfortunately, I cannot see Democrats getting behind a program that is seen as anti-union or which would remove their "control" of mail in ballots. A federal mail exchange makes too much sense for the feds to actually do it.
I have no way to verify but during the 2020 election I read in several places that several states had mail in ballots that mail carriers could see if the vote was for Democrat or Republican, with Arizona being the main state identified. Could have been part of the 2000 Mules program, I don't remember.
The Primary in Washington State was one of those places! If you voted Republican, your vote was visible through a hole in the envelope! I and others who noticed this turned our ballots the opposite way in the envelope. Very concerning, to say the least...
I'm Muse-ing about a new Postmaster General...
As long as he can continue his substack!!!
Thank you for giving serious thought to reforming this system. The post office is a grim, Soviet bureaucracy begging for restructuring. On my last visit, my goal was to buy so many stamps that I wouldnβt have to go again before I die. But this grousing is not an answerβyour proposal could be the answer.
Hmm, when was the last year the military was profitable? Seems like a money hole, year after year, let's close it down.
Well done, Tony...your pointy pinhead completely blocked the toilet bowl, effecting a perfect seal! Now, breathe with me...in, out, in, out...yes, that's it!
I was going to comment on your comment, but my husband says there is nothing I can say that will help you.
He might be right.
Many countries have privatized mail delivery, a slowly dying business. The USPS is typical of government run enterprises: cost overruns, inefficient, slow to change. But it does provide unionized jobs with pensions, essentially subsidized by U.S. voters. Privatize.
It provides jobs and pensions to loyal Democrat voters. Therefore it will continue indefinitely as currently configured.
Yeah? You know, the post office has stated publicly that a postmark is not an indicator of mailing date. They delivered my invitation to Trump's inauguration five weeks after it was over. Seems to me this needs to be fixed BEFORE the midterms.
I feel like this is just one of those things that no one wants to fix. Itβs just another black hole cost center. I use a traveling mailbox which really helps highlight just how much daily mail is real mail and how much is advertising. The traveling mailbox doesnβt receive the grocery store flyers, the free community magazines no one wants, etc. Days go by without me receiving any mail and the majority of that is stuff that is also sent to me via email. Daily mail delivery is definitely not necessary. Sad to say it but the fate of the workers cannot be the primary factor for continuing as is.
There is no doubt the postal service is a mess and continuously raising the rates isn't helping. I said for years that Amazon should take over mail delivery.
They should stop all ads going through the mail and political literature.
I only see one problem: "so that every address is entitled to four routine mail deliveries per month, with no address going more than 10 calendar days without a basic mail drop."
The problem is the credit card companies have shortened the time between when a bill arrives and when it is due, no doubt hoping to charge a late fee. I agree that we don't need a daily delivery.
I do wonder how many people are waiting for their credit card statements to arrive in the mail. Hopefully not many. Statements are always available online as well as daily activity.
I grab them early online.
The robots will save postal delivery, if the union allows.
Fat chance of the unions allowing that.
I'm hoping they won't have a choice. The losses have to stop.