Return to sender…
Remember back in the good old days, well alright August then, when Barry dropped himself in it by comparing his health care plan with the efficiency of the Post office? Here, courtesy of The Washington Examiner, is a little reminder,
Explaining why he believes a public option would not crowd out and ultimately eliminate private insurance, Obama said, “My answer is that if the private insurance companies are providing a good bargain, and if the public option has to be self-sustaining…then I think private insurers should be able to compete. They do it all the time. I mean, if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they are. It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems.” In one brief phrase, Obama planted the image in the minds of millions of people: Government health care = Post Office.
After dropping that clanger, as the Brits say, he was roundly criticized for the analogy that was wrong on so many levels, not the least of which was that the USPS is actually a government run monopoly when it comes to delivering first class mail to your home. UPS and Fedex are prohibited by law from offering that service.
From Reuters,
The U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.8 billion net loss for its fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, as some $6 billion in cost savings were not enough to keep pace with plunging mail volumes.
And it is not going to get any better any time soon.
Without changes to the delivery week and benefits payment schedule, the Postal Service forecast a net loss of $7.8 billion for 2010 with mail volume falling by 11 billion pieces.
Seriously, who sends letters these days since Al Gore invented the internet? Also, by way of clarification for “benefits payment schedule” substitute “massive unfunded pension obligations from union thuggery” and you should be good to go. You’re welcome.
November 17, 2009
Posted in: Barack Obama, Corruption
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