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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (130537)4/19/2012 8:00:37 AM
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Here is one persons opinion on how to salvage it.

practicalmatter1 I believe that we need to keep the post offices open on Saturdays. Here is my rational. How many days a week do we really need mail delivered to our home or business? 6 days for delivery allows us to cut delivery in half, a third, or one sixth. If we use 6 days we can give everyone delivery 3 days a week (6 divided by 3 = 2 routes per carrier) , M/W/F or T/Th/S. Of the 343,300 postal carriers in 2008, we may be able to cut about 1/3 of them. Using their average 2008 salary of $48,900 that is a savings of over 5.6 Billion dollars a year. Add to that the savings in fuel, trucks, benefits, mechanics, etc., we could balance their budget. Increased income can be generated by allowing individuals and/or businesses to purchase mail delivery 6 days a week if they feel that they need it (say $10 per month). By maintaining the 6 day per week delivery, as mail continues to decline in volume, we would eventually be able to cut delivery to 2 days per week (6 divided by 2 = 3 routes per carrier). Postal Carriers should then be first in line to be HIRED by other parts of the government (or reassigned) instead of others trying to get in on the government retirement program. Most of this could be accomplished thru attrition and retirement. It's really not that difficult. It's a PRACTICAL MATTER. Just takes some political will of the politicians
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