Comments (6)

• Enjoy Every Sandwich

  Hey, why not just stay home and let the private sector deliver the mail?

  Ha, when I first heard this news story, somebody in the story (probably a politician, I don't remember for sure) expressed a fear of that very thing: that businesses would turn to private delivery. A lot of politicians, media talking heads, and fans of socialism would soil themselves if that happened.

  Published: January 30, 2009 7:22 AM

• Saku

  Wow. Yet another reason to hate the post office. It blows my mind why the USPS is still in existence. What a waste of resources.

  Published: January 30, 2009 8:10 AM

• Bruce Koerber

  Since the Post Office is really there primarily to distribute Social Security checks and the other welfare service payments of the government, and since those are pre-scheduled I suggest that the Post Office only work on those few days each month. Think how much money the Post Office could save!

  The rest of the time the mail could be distributed by private firms and after a month or two efficiencies hitherto unknown to the public will come to the surface. Everyone will be much better off!

  Published: January 30, 2009 8:40 AM

• Curt Howland

  All it would take is the repeal of the First Class monopoly.

  Once that is accomplished, the USPS can compete just like any other service.

  Let them try. Show us their "quality" and economy of scale.

  Published: January 30, 2009 8:51 AM

• Let them stay home

  I am always puzzled when conservatives decry a (Democratic) congressman's excessive vacation or missed votes. Would that they all took excessive vacations and missed more votes! Better to pay them to do nothing than to have them doing damage.

  Published: January 30, 2009 12:51 PM

• charleydan

  Gez, hate to see the private enterprise, auto industry. out do a government enterprise worker.

  Published: January 31, 2009 8:11 AM