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WITH CONGRESS DEBATING LEGISLATION THAT COULD DRASTICALLY OVERHAUL THE
U-S POSTAL SERVICE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER
CARRIERS PRESIDENT, FREDRIC ROLANDO, SAYS SUCH A SHAKEUP
IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY--AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE...
(ROLANDO):
"THE POSTAL SERVICE ISN'T BROKE. NOR HAS IT BEEN BUDGETED A
DIME OF TAXPAYER-MONEY IN 30 YEARS. OVER THE PAST FOUR
FISCAL-YEARS, IT HAS NETTED 611-MILLION DOLLARS IN
PROFIT--DESPITE THE RECESSION. IN ADDITION, IT HAS TENS-OF-BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS OF EARNED-REVENUES, IN SURPLUS-FUNDS. YET, SOME IN
CONGRESS WANT TO DISMANTLE THE POSTAL SERVICE--WHICH WOULD HARM BOTH THE
PUBLIC AND THE ECONOMY, AND ISN'T NECESSARY. LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH
PARTIES--IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS--NEED TO IGNORE THOSE
IRRESPONSIBLE-VOICES. THEY SHOULD, INSTEAD, ACT IN A
COMMONSENSE-MANNER--BY GIVING THE POSTAL SERVICE ACCESS TO ITS OWN
FUNDS."
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