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Guest editorial: Thoughts on the possible post office closings Social cost of closing rural post office far outweighs the pittance the USPS will 'save' shutting down rural institutions. Stranger 'praises' Ed Whitfield. Gives George Orwell Doublespeak Life Award for calling it post office closing hit list 'Expanded Access study list' to (drum roll): The United States Post Office! By The Wayfaring Stranger It occurs to this Wayfaring Stranger that the announcement of the possible shutdown of thousands of post offices across the country is closely akin to the story of the gentleman who dropped a dime in the hallway but looked for it in the kitchen because the light was so much better there. Consider this: In fiscal year 2010, the USPS lost 8.5 billion dollars, and it appears the FY 2011 deficit will be no smaller. The projected savings of closing all 3,653 post offices on the list "could be as much as $200 million" per year, according to Postmaster General Patrick Donohoe. As big as $200 million sounds, that sum amounts to less that 2.50% of the USPS annual deficit. In the wake of the lengthy list of possible closings, the USPS bloviates at every opportunity about its Village Post Office plan, in which postal services would be offered in business settings -f or example, in country stores. That's fine and dandy as far as it goes, but it wouldn't go very far were a patron to need much beyond stamps or to mail a standard size package. Many of the services offered at "real" post offices simply wouldn't be available. A CNN article flatly stated that "The village post offices won't be able to provide many services, including expedited mail, certified mail or shipping of odd-sized boxes." It's quite unlikely that's a definitive list of the Village Post Office scheme. As happens every third blue moon, this Wayfaring Stranger finds himself in agreement with Rep. Whitfield, who wrote that "many of these post offices are not just conveniences. They are necessities." (Bye the bye, the USPS deserves nomination for the coveted George Orwell Doublespeak Life Award. Only that august body could produce a hit list of 3,653 possible post office closings and call it the "Expanded Access study list.") This story was posted on 2011-07-28 06:12:11
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