Post #5- 13 WEBSITES FOR INJURED POSTAL and FEDERAL WORKERS

        Link #9 Listed January 8-2012

The following link should dispel the supposition made by Susan Collins, Senator from Maine  that those over 65 are gaming the system considering that there is no system to game. 

 http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/279-82/9316-focus-qjob-creatorsq-arent-doing-their-job

LInk #10 Listed February 8 2012  

NEWS UPDATES ON BILLS IN CONGRESS /Other News BY APWU http://apwu.org/news/nsb/2012/nsb04-120206-s1789.htm

UPDATES ON BILLS IN CONGRESS/Other News BY POSTAL REPORTER http://www.postalreporter.com/index.htm

Added 2-10-2010

UPDATES ON BILLS IN CONGRESS/Other News  BY NALC (National Association of Letter Carriers). http://www.nalc.org/news/latest/index.html

UPDATES ON BILLS IN CONGRESS/Other News by The Mail Handlers UNION.http://www.npmhu.org/critical-postal-issues

Link #11 Listed February 10 2012This link is a comment posted on a discussion  of why the Postal Service is having financial problems. The point of the comment is that the current Postal Service provides the best service at the best cost when compared to private delivery services. Below is a listing comparing the rates to send a book. To read the whole comment click on the link below.http://blog.mises.org/18332/news-flash-u-s-p-s-is-broke/#comment-800439

Liam Skye September 9, 2011 at 9:19 amHere is a comparison of the rates to mail a 8 ounce book which I have taken from the Mises.org bookstore.

Method Rate

USPS Media Mail (allow 10 days) $3.41
USPS Priority Fixed Rate Envelope $4.95
USPS Priority Mail $5.25

UPS Ground $10.37
UPS 3-Day Select® $14.83
UPS 2nd Day Air® $19.60
UPS Next Day Air® $51.20
UPS Next Day Air® Early AM® $93.98

Here are the rates from the FedEx website for the same parcel:

FedEx First Overnight® 101.64
FedEx Priority Overnight® 65.84
FedEx First Overnight® 84.32
FedEx Priority Overnight® 48.51
FedEx Standard Overnight® 44.76
FedEx 2Day® A.M. 22.44
FedEx 2Day® 19.92
FedEx Express Saver® 15.48
FedEx Home Delivery® 10.37

And another link to the same person commenting on the same websitehttp://blog.mises.org/18332/news-flash-u-s-p-s-is-broke/#comment-800048

LINK #12 -Listed February 14-2012 Explains what Congress did to set up the Post Office for financial failure and what can be done about it. .http://www.sunjournal.com/news/columns-analysis/2012/01/22/bert-godin-making-sense-post-office-financial-situ/1139171

LINK #13-Listed March 8-2012  

Representative Ross’s Statement http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2012/03/rep-ross-im-not-idiot/41360/

Followed by (to date) 197 comments  http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2012/03/rep-ross-im-not-idiot/41360/#disqus_thread