Postal News Blog--The Huffington Post has a reputation for leaning to the left, but they apparently provide some sort of affirmative action slots for tea party types. One of them, Eli Lehrer, has a priceless piece today, suggesting that budget hawks should go after:
A truly useless government agency with over a half million employees and $66 billion in annual spending.
Yes, you guessed it- Eli wants to balance the budget by eliminating the US Postal Service. Like so many of his true believer comrades, Eli believes that his personal tastes and beliefs should govern public policy. Eli doesn't particularly care for the USPS, so we should just get rid of it. Readers have no doubt already spotted a slight flaw in Eli's plan- the fact that the USPS doesn't actually take any money from the taxpayers. Read more!
A truly useless government agency with over a half million employees and $66 billion in annual spending.
Yes, you guessed it- Eli wants to balance the budget by eliminating the US Postal Service. Like so many of his true believer comrades, Eli believes that his personal tastes and beliefs should govern public policy. Eli doesn't particularly care for the USPS, so we should just get rid of it. Readers have no doubt already spotted a slight flaw in Eli's plan- the fact that the USPS doesn't actually take any money from the taxpayers. Read more!
