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Ric, while I agree with your sentiments about TSA, Global Entry isn't really about giving them more money. There is an intense screening process involved with getting clearance and the fee only covers the cost of the background check, interview, processing and finger printing. I am surprised it didn't cost more...and if your passport is stolen, having a card helps. It's money well spent.
This is the best $100 I have spent!
And they're doing such a great job of running the post office, aren't they?
The Postal Service is a very well run organization. The problem is that Congress takes a large portion of the USPS' revenue and applies it to other programs and then says, "Gee whiz. The Post Office has no money!"
You can blame Congress and those who lie about what a loser the Post Office is for political gain, but you can't blame the Post Office. Put a letter in the mailbox and see what happens.
You can blame Congress and those who lie about what a loser the Post Office is for political gain, but you can't blame the Post Office. Put a letter in the mailbox and see what happens.
The US Post Office has never been a well run organization. They have alway been coming to Congress for more money for all those lucrative benefits they keep giving themselves. Perhaps the military should get Postal Service pay and benefits and the Post Office should be receiving all those great bennys we give our military. Actually, truth be know, the government should go back to providing the ONLY services provided for in the Constitution: TO PROVIDE FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE! They should get out of all other facets of our American lives! PERIOD!
Having been to 22 countries I have observed that the USPS is far more efficient than many other countries, in fact a 2012 report stated that it is the most efficient in the world: http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/06/news/economy/postal_service/
The problem is not with the postal service per se, but with the constraints that Congress puts on it and the heavy-handed union. I get the impression that the union would rather see the ship go down than let the postal service finds ways to cut costs, especially in the sky-high health care and retirement benefits. The benefits are killing the service and driving costs up.
The problem is not with the postal service per se, but with the constraints that Congress puts on it and the heavy-handed union. I get the impression that the union would rather see the ship go down than let the postal service finds ways to cut costs, especially in the sky-high health care and retirement benefits. The benefits are killing the service and driving costs up.
The USPS has been trying to improve as of late. They still waste billions every year. There is plenty of blame to go around. Some of the worst offenders have already been mentioned, so I won't bother repeating any of it.
Services should be provided by private firms whenever possible. Our society can't afford large bloated bureaucracies.
The Postal Service was a valuable service for much of their history. But with other faster cheaper forms of communication readily available, there are options. Also other delivery services hav developed extensive delivery network. With each passing day it is easier to understand how the USPS service could be serviced by a private firm(s), and put to competitive bid every few years.
Services should be provided by private firms whenever possible. Our society can't afford large bloated bureaucracies.
The Postal Service was a valuable service for much of their history. But with other faster cheaper forms of communication readily available, there are options. Also other delivery services hav developed extensive delivery network. With each passing day it is easier to understand how the USPS service could be serviced by a private firm(s), and put to competitive bid every few years.
Private firms? Every few Years? NO WAY. UPS and FedEx are private firms - very big private firms. The cheapest cost to send a letter to a residence cross country in 2-3 days is about $12. USPS Priority Mail is $5.
Nobody can canvas every address in the US on a daily basis like the USPS. It's taken years and years to get here and you think some private firms can come in and take over. Comedy.
Nobody can canvas every address in the US on a daily basis like the USPS. It's taken years and years to get here and you think some private firms can come in and take over. Comedy.
USPS is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution.
The whole TSA/Immigration fiasco was developed by "security professionals" to allow the greatest inconvenience to the most people. They did not plan this, but when they had to struggle to finish high school this is what you get.
Government should run the military and the post office and stay away from all other forms of commerce.