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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: The US Postal Service
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:09:41 -0600
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On 2/14/2025 5:05 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:41:22 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 14 Feb 2025 01:36:59 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
>>>>> On 2/13/2025 3:43 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>>>>>> Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> I believe at one time the US Postal Service sponsored cycling. Well they
>>>>>>> sure have been on my bad list as of late. Seems things are much slower
>>>>>>> than they ever were and shoddy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I order a set of different guitar strings from a place in Traverse City
>>>>>>> Michigan. That is about 8 hour drive from here. Priority mailed out
>>>>>>> 02/05/25. I got the package today and yes the weather was bad they said
>>>>>>> it would be delay. It sat in at the post office in my town for 5 days.
>>>>>>> It showed up with a plastic bag around the mailing envelop and note of
>>>>>>> package damage. There was nothing in the package and only one set of the
>>>>>>> 4 string sets I ordered in the plastic bag sealing it all with apology.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The place is going to send out the remaining strings but I wonder if
>>>>>>> they file a claim with the post office. Frankly probably not worth the
>>>>>>> effort. To top that off it took 21 days in December for a letter of mine
>>>>>>> to get to Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe Trump will look  into that too they need something done. Frankly
>>>>>>> quite allowing junk mail and get the act together.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If it’s not funded by government ie has to fund its self, then services
>>>>>> will always come 2nd to profitability, ie if one wants no or low junk mail,
>>>>>> and for it to be run as service then will need some government funding. EX
>>>>>> postie in UK which has been privatised and now a commercial company with
>>>>>> totally expected results ie worsening service.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can’t see Trump wanting to fund it somehow!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger Merriman
>>>>>
>>>>> There's devil in the details.  Each government in turn made
>>>>> different decisions on structure with widely variable
>>>>> performance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Japan's Post is exemplary, Deutsche Post has had a series of
>>>>> troubles not at all ending. USPS was excellent, really,
>>>>> until around 2013~14 or so. (I'm less familiar with UK Royal
>>>>> Mail so no comment)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A quick search suggests that Japans post is still controlled by its
>>>> Government at least for the time being with the majority of the shares, and
>>>> indeed looks like a short term gain rather long term as ever the postal
>>>> service doesn’t make money like number of things it’s service and within
>>>> reason should be treated as such.
>>>>
>>>> Ie watch this space!
>>>>
>>>> Roger Merriman
>>>
>>>
>>> The "The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970" states that:
>>>
>>> The United States Postal Service shall be operated as a basic and
>>> fundamental service provided to the people by the Government of the
>>> United States, authorized by the Constitution, created by Act of
>>> Congress, and supported by the people."
>>>
>>> It is likely that at least some of the lousy service is due to the Act
>>> allowing "the four major postal unions (National Association of Letter
>>> Carriers, American Postal Workers Union, National Postal Mail Handlers
>>> Union, and the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association) won full
>>> collective bargaining rights: the right to negotiate on wages,
>>> benefits and working conditions"
>>
>> 90+% of the USPS mail deliveries I get go straight into the trash
>> before it gets opened or into the house. Why are taxpayers funding the
>> delivery of trash?
>>
>> --
>> C'est bon
>> Soloman
>>
> 
> You’re not it’s self funded hence the junk mail, as they need the revenue
> from it as they don’t get federal taxes.
> 
> <https://facts.usps.com/top-facts/>
> 
> As with John and others if you want junk mail free post you need to pay up,
> ie it would need to be government funded as universal deliveries of mail
> since Email and so on has just crashed and is no market in that, the money
> is in parcels.
> 
> Roger Merriman
> 

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