Soggy in NOLA
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They work for an organization that requires massive taxpayer bailouts.
That's parasitical. You can continue to deny it all you want, but it's the truth.
I worked for a company in the 90s that proposed an automated sorting system that would have saved the USPS a huge amount of money. But the union contracts required that, even if sorting was done via a machine, the employees would still be paid for standing around doing nothing but watch the machine. Yep, parasites.
I say, if the true cost of 1st Class postage is $2.50, then so be it. People will be forced to see and pay the true cost (which is shielded from them through subsidies) and will willfully decide whether or not to use the USPS. If it can't sustain itself on rates alone... let it die.
No business is forever.
I agree with this. It's just unfortunate that people would call the workers themselves parasites simply for working there and doing their damn job.
Well, parasite is a strong word... but there is indeed a strong sense of entitlement among many government and USPS workers.