Letter To The Editor: The USPS Belongs To The People Of The Community It Serves [View all]

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2015/02/letter-to-the-editor-the-usps-belongs-to-the-people-of-the-community-it-serves/

By NH Labor News | February 11, 2015

(This letter is in response to the post “Through Rain, Sleet, and Snow The Mail Must Go Through, So Why Is Congress Trying To Destroy The USPS?” by Bill Brickley on Feb 10th, 2015)

In conclusion myTo The Editor,

view is the problem not only Congressional meddling, rather it’s a failure on the part of Congress to ensure the Post Office belongs to the American people. We must insure that the Post Office is managed in a way that benefits people, communities, and businesses in positive ways. Instead of enabling Postal Executives (Postmaster General) it sells off public treasures like the Bronx GPO, destroys hundreds of thousands of good jobs, undermine service standards and raises rates.

Congress has an affirmative responsibility to oversee the Postal System and the Postal Network to ensure that it continues to provide solid service at fair rates while providing meaningful employment and supporting intangible values like binding the nation together.

This anti-government stance is a result of Grover Norquist’s comment “making the Federal Government small enough to ‘drown’ it in a bathtub” over two decades ago. This philosophy has fueled the Republican obstructionists. He was influential and convincing enough to have Republican Senators, Congressmen and Republicans in state houses to sign his petition.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Bender
George Hafner