Brent: In Praise Of USPS

Brent Andrews: “I already told my mailman, Gary, he is doing a good job and if he has to stop Saturday delivery that’s fine so long as he will still carry my postcards to the west coast for a few pennies. Nobody else would do that. I love him for it. We are going to kill the U.S. Postal Service I believe, and we will be worse off without it. When the corporate bigs charge the actual cost plus profit for carrying my postcards to San Francisco or Idaho, I will fondly remember Gary and the peaceful army of letter carriers who lost one now and then, but worked cheap and believed in what they were doing.” (AP file photo)

Question: I agree with Brent. Our government squanders money hand over fist. I consider it absurd that it can’t underwrite an institution like the post office that provides an essential service for many. What do you think?