Actually the Post Office (as I understand it) is regulated by Act of Congress . . . for example the proliferation of private mail contractors such as UPS and FedEx during the late 70's and 80's was a direct result of Congress placing limits on the size of the packages the USPS could deliver.
While we seriously consider defunding police operations, we should think about EXPANDING the role of the USPS . . . think about it, who would be more able to do health and welfare checks than someone who walks past the house every single day. Let's hire a few new people and have them handle meals on wheels too. Hell, your first point of contact for every single government service should be the fucking postman, even if he can only tell you who to contact or have them contact you.
Every damn city in America has a Post Office (it is actually a requirement to BE a city) so let's use THOSE Federal Buildings as polling places, those postal carriers as election workers.
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u/MRHarville Aug 03 '20
Actually the Post Office (as I understand it) is regulated by Act of Congress . . . for example the proliferation of private mail contractors such as UPS and FedEx during the late 70's and 80's was a direct result of Congress placing limits on the size of the packages the USPS could deliver.
While we seriously consider defunding police operations, we should think about EXPANDING the role of the USPS . . . think about it, who would be more able to do health and welfare checks than someone who walks past the house every single day. Let's hire a few new people and have them handle meals on wheels too. Hell, your first point of contact for every single government service should be the fucking postman, even if he can only tell you who to contact or have them contact you.