A bill has been passed in the Senate to help ease the struggle of the United States Postal Service. The bill plans to limit the closing or consolidation of post offices around the world and increase retirement benefits to tempt those eligible. However, as John McCain said, "This of course kicks the can down the road." While this bill protects the Postal Service in the short run, a long-term solution will need to be implemented.
I have mixed feelings about this bill. The Postal Service obviously is becoming obsolete with e-mail's ever-increasing domination. I had to go to the post office for the first time in six years last week. It was there that I realized I am far more fluent in HTML than I am in USPS. I was completely ignorant, and it was embarrassing: I had no clue which labels to use or which stamps to buy. However, I am not alone. In present day, my ignorance is shared by millions. I have only had one reason to go to the post office in the past several years. The USPS's numbers have been dropping for the last decade, and no number of senate bills can stop this decrease. I don't want the USPS to shut down because I don't want its thousands of employees to be out of work (and also because it has very good flat rate shipping prices), but if it were to shut down, I think I would be more accepting than angry.
"Senate Bill Aims to Save USPS." Hope Yen. The Associated Press, 25 April 2012. Web. 26 April 2012.
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