I am vigilant about staying away from political topics -
but I've decided to talk about the post office.
The postcard from SMash arrived in May. In June, I wrote the following blurb.
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I'm the last person anyone should listen to about current events - and I am on board with all of us buying stamps and supporting the PO -- but, I do want to reassure anyone who thinks that there is truly any danger of the PO going under to stop and think about it. The PO is an integral part of everyday life. Obviously there is a lot of posturing. Alarming statements are being made, but we do not need to panic. Common sense is going to kick in at some point.
The postal service is not optional. It's as essential as any of the essentials.
So there.
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It is now Aug 17 as I write this and I only have one thing to add.
I saw somewhere and I fact checked the numbers. Hopefully I found factual facts.
The USPS delivers 1.3-billion holiday cards in December
so they can probably handle 130-million ballots in November
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I'm terrible at math when there are more than three zeros -- but I think that makes the holiday mail 100-times more than the ballots. Is that right? Even if it is only 10-times more -- that would be very impressive
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Tomorrow we are going to talk about my current thoughts on the exchange.
Stay tuned.
Here are a couple op-eds that do a good job of expanding on my perspective.
Although I am not sure how many articles you can read for free at the NYTimes.
I get it for free through my public library. If you have a library card, you might check out all the free stuff you can read online through your library. If you get RBDigital - you have access to a ton of magazines.
I'm adding the top one - after I numbered the other two - it is by someone who has worked with the PO so might have more credibility than people who just have opinions.
I apologize for breaking the rules. The attacks on our institutions have finally broken the camel’s back. The repeated assaults on the post office have encouraged me to assess my involvement with this institution. I sent out hundreds of these post cards and i must say, everyone agrees. I don’t see this as a political issue and I don’t want to see this institution harmed
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologize -- the only *rules* I have are to keep my own comments neutral. I was really happy to have your post card to illustrate this topic -- and as you say ---everyone agrees -- on this topic.
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Here is another article - excuse the salty language -- but it's a reflection of how a lot of people feel these days.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.thedailybeast.com/congress-is-just-as-responsible-for-clusterfuck-at-usps?ref=home