From Terry Richardson, Monroe
Going to five-day mail delivery is a wrong step for the USPS and the country. Tens of millions of businesses and customers, such as prescription drug providers, credit card companies, weekly magazines, and let's not forget Netflix, rely on Saturday delivery. A 17-percent cut in service would result in a cost savings of only 4 percent. A shift to five-day delivery would drive customers out of the mail system, resulting in revenue loss for the postal service. Competitors would pick up the Saturday delivery, which could then lead to deregulation and privatization. We would have to subsidize these businesses who would, in turn, hire people at minimum wage with no benefits. We would no longer see universal service like we currently enjoy because profit, not service, would be the main objective. These companies could pick and choose the most profitable areas to serve and the rest of us would have to fend for ourselves. Of course, this would hurt the elderly, the poor and small businesses who depend on the USPS. In a time of economic despair, we would have to subsidize companies who would pay low wages so as to enjoy a huge profit and in turn, charge us more for services we all currently received at an affordable costs with an organization we know and trust.
It seems to me quite often in today's media, more then every before, whether it is on TV, in the newspaper or on the internet, that we can't trust what we hear and read. So much news is more an opinion then true investigative reporting and often times is intentionally misleading. It can be difficult and time-consuming to sort through all the information to determine what is best. Still, we all need to try to be informed and to get involved. This is our futures and our children's futures. I would urge you to contact your legislator, Congressperson and senator, to stand behind preserving six-day delivery and the postal service as we know it.
Going to five-day mail delivery is a wrong step for the USPS and the country. Tens of millions of businesses and customers, such as prescription drug providers, credit card companies, weekly magazines, and let's not forget Netflix, rely on Saturday delivery. A 17-percent cut in service would result in a cost savings of only 4 percent. A shift to five-day delivery would drive customers out of the mail system, resulting in revenue loss for the postal service. Competitors would pick up the Saturday delivery, which could then lead to deregulation and privatization. We would have to subsidize these businesses who would, in turn, hire people at minimum wage with no benefits. We would no longer see universal service like we currently enjoy because profit, not service, would be the main objective. These companies could pick and choose the most profitable areas to serve and the rest of us would have to fend for ourselves. Of course, this would hurt the elderly, the poor and small businesses who depend on the USPS. In a time of economic despair, we would have to subsidize companies who would pay low wages so as to enjoy a huge profit and in turn, charge us more for services we all currently received at an affordable costs with an organization we know and trust.
It seems to me quite often in today's media, more then every before, whether it is on TV, in the newspaper or on the internet, that we can't trust what we hear and read. So much news is more an opinion then true investigative reporting and often times is intentionally misleading. It can be difficult and time-consuming to sort through all the information to determine what is best. Still, we all need to try to be informed and to get involved. This is our futures and our children's futures. I would urge you to contact your legislator, Congressperson and senator, to stand behind preserving six-day delivery and the postal service as we know it.
