USPS Thrown under the bus

[Freedom4all]

In a town hall meeting last week in Portsmouth, N.H., Obama sought to reassure the public that creating the so-called "public option" health insurance plan--a government-run health insurance organization that would compete with private sector insurers--would not mean the death of private insurers. He pointed to the financially troubled Post Office as an example of a government-run system that does not compete very well with private delivery services.

He then cited the U.S. Postal Service as an example of a public option that is not driving its private competitors out of business.

“I mean, if you think about, if you think about it, UPS (United Parcel Service) and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they are,†said Obama. “It's the Post Office that's always having problems.â€

http://www.naps.org/Keating-Letter-to-Bara...ma_08-14-09.pdf

“On behalf of 35,000 members of our association, I am writing to express our collective disappointment that you chose to use the Postal Service as a scapegoat and an example of inefficiency,†Keating wrote.

“Your negative comments on the Postal Service--without knowledge of the facts--was not only a disservice to members of our organization, but to all the postal employees,†he added.

“Employees of the Postal Service are largely represented by unions and management associations, all of whom strongly supported your candidacy last year,†the letter said. “For our support we do not expect any special consideration. However, we would like to be treated fairly and not have our current situation misrepresented, especially by the commander-in-chief.â€

 

[Garfield1966]

Lol. That's funny. Not sure how the USPS can be profitable other other than to jack up prices like Fed Ex. Letter in three days for $.45 or what ever it is now is pretty good. Especially when you have to compete with the internet. The USPS is a federally subsidized enterprise. Like Am Track. They do good when they work. Compared to the other wasteful projects the government carries on I do not have a problem with pouring a bit of cash into these since IMO, they do some good.

Not sure why the letter writer is pissed. USPS looses money. Is that fact debatable?

 

[Freedom4all]

Lol. That's funny. Not sure how the USPS can be profitable other other than to jack up prices like Fed Ex. Letter in three days for $.45 or what ever it is now is pretty good. Especially when you have to compete with the internet. The USPS is a federally subsidized enterprise. Like Am Track. They do good when they work. Compared to the other wasteful projects the government carries on I do not have a problem with pouring a bit of cash into these since IMO, they do some good.

Not sure why the letter writer is pissed. USPS looses money. Is that fact debatable?

Nope not debatable at all, in fact very telling when Obama tries to push gov run health care and then mentions how inefficient gov subsidized USPS is versus the private industry. That rivals almost any gaffe Biden has said to date. Doesn't instill much confidence in Obamacare thats for sure. Fedex maintains profits due to changes in efficiency, thats what private industry does. The post office is a prime example of gov inefficiency.

 

[whatkindoffreshhell]

^^^^^^^^^^^ correction there o evergreen bobbie:

The USPS problems are a direct result of a lazy and unrealistic labor union.