By Fredric V. Rolando, President
National Association of Letter Carriers
Dear Supporter,
It was brought to my attention today that, under the direction of Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, an anti-USPS website was launched. This website completely misleads the public by repeatedly threatening a taxpayer bailout unless the draconian cuts laid out in the Issa-Ross bill, H.R. 2309, are implemented. There is no mention of the solution offered by Rep. Stephen Lynch, H.R. 1351, which is supported by nearly 200 House members from both parties. H.R. 1351 addresses the massively over-funded CSRS and FERS pension funds as well as the onerous pre-funding payments for future retiree health benefits, whose fund already has more that $42 billion in it. There is more than enough “postal money” out there to solve the Postal Service’s financial hardships—caused almost entirely due to Congress’ mandate to pre-fund future retiree health benefits in the first place—without needing to consider any taxpayer bailout of any kind.
The website comes complete with a YouTube video, a ticking countdown clock to a “Postal Default” and a survey that asks for the public’s opinion on how to tackle the financial crisis facing the Postal Service. The survey, however, only offers either the provisions of the Issa-Ross bill or a taxpayer bailout as possible solutions to the Postal Service’s financial difficulties.
I think this website is an abuse of taxpayer money and I am asking you, as one of Congressman Issa’s constituents and as a target of his attacks, to let him know we feel this way. Please contact Congressman Issa at either of the phone numbers below and demand that this website be taken down and that he refrain from using his position as committee chairman to push his radical agenda on the American people. They deserve the truth!
Washington office: (202) 225-3906
Vista, CA office: (760) 599-5000
In Solidarity,
Fredric V. Rolando, President
National Association of Letter Carriers
I am an ex postal employee who returned to school 30 years ago to become a psychologist. I currently work with postal employees experiencing stress and depression. The post office is worth saving, however it needs to be run like a real business. The frontline employees, postmasters, and lower-level management are for the most part, aware of many solvable problems. The upper level management, to put it nicely, are self-serving, and self-sustaining in their dysfunction.
One suggestion is to adopt some of the business practices of Kinko’s, Mailboxes etc. and other successful mail/package related businesses and offer similar services, in addition to mail delivery, inside of the post offices. If it works for others, it should work for the leading experts, the USPS.
It’s sad to see someone maliciously attack a service such as the Postal Service when they are no better or worse than any other entity that pays this persons salary. He wants this thing privatized because of some promises that he has made to some business partners. Everyone realizes what this guy is up to. Give me another logical reason why he so vehemently attacks these working people called the USPS. He even gets a chance to use the service totally free. And he uses your money, yes, the taxpayers money to fund his campaign against the USPS, some of whom voted for him. WOW!!! He claims that the USPS uses taxpayers money which is an awful, blatant lie to tell just to mislead those who don’t know any better and who want to hate something or everything in this NEW vile, attack dog mode society we live in today. This is a very dishonest person who thinks we all are imbeciles. What would happen if we did let people like issa get their wish and all labor bargaining units were dismantled and everyone was out of a job? Then who would pay his $175,000.00+ salary, plus the salary for his staff members? Remember, no one is employed and no taxes are being paid! I prepare for the day when we ALL will be unemployed and there will be no more revenue for the government to pay the welfare recipients we call lawmakers/congressman/senator. There will no need for banks, stores, private business owners, stocks, media or any of those entities because no one will be working under these peoples plans. Let’s prepare because that day may well be upon us thanks to those we voted in to make life better for us (or them). We would be best served to approve H.R. 1351 at this point and come to a logical, peaceful solution to this and other crisis facing this great country going forward, not just the USPS. For those that agree with issa and his gang and chose to point fingers at the USPS remember this, YOU MAY BE NEXT!!!
I misspelled politicians.
If the politions in this great country cared more about all the people who use the postal services and not just about the big money that gets them elected we wouldn’t be in this situation. The little post office in Lincoln Acres is now closed for lack of funds. That is funny. There wouldn’t be lack of funds if politions lived within their budget just like all of us little people. Get real use your money with some thought and reason.