We employee about 600k directly, the USPS is the conduit for a trillion dollar industry that employees millions in the direct mailing industry and the e-commerce sector. We go to every address every day across the nation. (1/6) https://twitter.com/Sasha49_51/status/1249369429042966528
Where else in the world can you send a letter from your mailbox to Hawaii or Alaska for 55¢? Postage rates are controlled by the Postal Regulatory Commission which takes months. We are the only federal agency (2/6)
that is supposed to support itself. We are supposed to sustain ourselves on our own revenue but we have to do so much for free. We deliver mail for the blind at no charge, we forward mail for free, we hold mail for free and we have to deliver (3/6)
franked (US Rep & US Cong. mail) for free. We go to your door or mail box six days a week, we are mandated to provide universal service to all. On political mail, it is monitored down to the single piece. We count and record political mail volume. (4/6)
If it's a candidate Mailing, we save every undeliverable piece for review. For election ballots, we ensure that ALL are delivered, collected and are hand delivered to the Supervisor of Elections representative. (5/6)
The vote by mail process is very reliable and secure. The Postal Regulatory Commission members are selected by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Smell a rat? (6/6)
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