tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747930943848589050.post7353085548695327354..comments2023-02-16T06:29:44.361-07:00Comments on The Carpenter's Mate: Health Care FraudThe Carpenter's Matehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15199315377010119350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747930943848589050.post-66831764663716354042009-11-09T04:14:09.951-07:002009-11-09T04:14:09.951-07:00Jeff,
Thank you for the clarification. The postal ...Jeff,<br />Thank you for the clarification. The postal employees with whom I have had contact have always been professional, courteous, and, for the most part, very friendly. My concern is with the people who make the policy, in this case, Congress. This emphasizes my point that Congress has no business trying to run any business. <br />Thanks again for your clarification. <br />DanThe Carpenter's Matehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199315377010119350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747930943848589050.post-79564408647369344632009-11-08T21:32:40.405-07:002009-11-08T21:32:40.405-07:00Dan,
Thanks for your article. I read your posts f...Dan,<br /><br />Thanks for your article. I read your posts faithfully and generally agree with your points. I agree with the general direction of this post, but want to provide some clarification on your portrayal of the US Postal Service (USPS).<br /><br />After a 19 year career with the USPS, and being married to a current USPS manager with 32 years of experience, I think I can shed a little light on the perception of little or no progress in 200 years.<br /><br />The USPS was restructured in 1971 to change from a federal department to a quasi-independent agency (Wikipedia). While this sounds like just a name change, it represented an amazing complication of a simple service by the federal bureaucracy.<br /><br />Congress mandated that the USPS was to break even or make a profit, though Congress had to approve all pricing and employment policies. Additionally, unionization was introduced, adding yet another impediment to some of the service enhancements you would expect.<br /><br />Again, this was a mandate from Congress, with a stifling result. Postal managers and leadership are primarily consumed with satisfying regulatory and organized labor requirements. While the pay and benefits are second to none, the work can be deeply unsatisfying.<br /><br />Believe me, there are many good people within the USPS that truly want to do much more than they're able, but are completely overwhelmed. Just imagine how the administration of government-run health care will turn out.Jeff Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205140415340582598noreply@blogger.com