The community centers are post offices, many located in small towns and rural areas. One of the slated closures is in Parryville.
Post offices are often found in downtown areas that other businesses have abandoned. They are centers for information, for gossip, for holding the community together. They employ thousands of people, including a large number of women, minorities, and the disabled. And just in case you haven’t noticed, the United States Postal Service is now both efficient and customer-friendly.
The Post Office was part of George Washington’s administration. Postal service everywhere is a government function. Certain government activities--Yellowstone National Park, the Center for Disease Control, the U.S. Marine Corps--are collective goods that private enterprise either won’t or can’t provide. How did the “free market” idea come to apply to what has always been a necessary government service?
Even if you only send email and haven’t written a letter in years, you have an interest in a post office system that works. You might want to check out a new website for more info: <savethepostoffice.com>.
Tomorrow: Saving the savings bond.
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