Yet another of many articles on the financial implications of keeping all of the post offices open nationwide.
http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-...rick-donahoeHowever, in this case, the following quote is worth highlighting:
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This country has 3.79 million square miles, and in pretty much every one of them, the post office delivers six days a week. The 31,900 or so post offices create the network that binds the country together. Most are in small towns, and it is true that they don't bring in much cash. But they are the hubs of their communities, the place where the flag proudly flies. Quite often, it is the post office that make the town a town, and the people who live there think they're worth keeping open.
Every year, the U.S. government gives more than $30 billion in aid to foreign countries and $4 billion in subsidies to oil companies. Why shouldn't it give the U.S. Postal Service a few bucks to keep the post offices open in these American towns?
Posted 08/12/2011 10:01 am
