Post offices were formed before the constitution was written. They were made for the average person and were supposed to be run by the government…..not by Walmart or any private entity.
In 2011, though, Steven Greenhouse wrote a bill geared at bankrupting the post office. This bill requires the government to secure 70 years worth of pension funding for each postal employee immediately. In other words, in order to comply with the new law, the post office would have to come up with about 5 billion dollars. This is as ridiculous as it sounds.
In order to do this, the post office says it has to close rural and small town post offices. The government is planning to close offices in poor areas of major cities as well. In San Francisco, the home base of this reporter, I heard that three post offices will be closing….2 in poor areas and one in a working class area. There’s talks of closing other post offices also. Visitacion Valley’s only post office will be closing if you do not write to the post master general. Bayview’s post office will be closing, too. This is an area with over 75% African descended people. The post office in the Tenderloin, known as the Civic Center post office will be closed too. This post office is used mostly by low income individuals, families and seniors.
Don’t think you’re safe working class people!! Glen Park post office is also scheduled to be closed. They are also selling the Berkeley post office. Not closing it – selling it. This is a landmark post office and Feinstein’s husband is looking to sell it. The details are still being negotiated. The North Beach office is also going to be sold. This will lead to the privatization of your post office. Get ready to go to Walmart for your postal needs.
Please explain to me why Diane Feinstein cannot be charged with a conflict of interest?