I will grant you that the stinky stuff like Solyndra and Fast and Furious are real problems, but a deep problem we have can be seen here in an article about rural post offices closing.
Some residents here also argue that just as the federal government subsidizes oil companies and other industries, it should subsidize rural post offices. Right now, the Postal Service, which is financed through sales of postage, receives no direct federal appropriations, although it is exempt from most taxes.
Townspeople also say the threatened closing insults the region’s lore. Six miles north lies Point Pleasant, the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant. And these river towns served as havens for the underground railroad.
Shelby Lucas, who has lived all of his 64 years in Neville, complained about the inconvenience that would accompany a closing. “It may save money for the post office, but it will cost us money, and it’s a hassle for us,” he said. “I’ll have to drive four miles each way to the post office in Moscow, but with the price of gas, that can really cost. It won’t be easy for retirees like me.”
Individuals cannot see the picture. Instead they are just looking under their own hats. I understand a little complaining but seriously should a post office that is losing billions keep an office open for 100 people so that Shelby Lucas doesn’t have to drive 4 miles? Or so that Susan Reid won’t have to find out the local news somewhere else?
Should everything stay exactly the same now and forever?
If the post office closes in this little town, perhaps one enterprising individual can start a business of picking up everyone’s mail and delivering it personally. Perhaps if the post office closes in this little town then the diner will start to thrive as people use it for the news gathering place. Perhaps if the post office closes in this little town there can continue to be a post office.
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