banana republic: US Post Office to Shut Down

 EVEN THE POOREST OF THE POOR COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD CAN DELIVER LETTERS AND PARCELS.  MAIL DELIVERY HAS BECOME A BASIC SERVICE.  YET, THE UNITED STATES IS ABOUT TO LOSE ITS POSTAL SERVICE BECAUSE THE USPS IS BROKE.  NOT FOR WANT OF MONEY BUT FOR LAVISHING ITS STAFF WITH HIGH PAY AND PERKS.

THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICA IS THAT EVERYONE DEMANDS A MERCEDES BENZ LIFESTYLE -- FROM THE TRASH COLLECTOR TO THE POSTAL EMPLOYEE.  TRASH COLLECTORS AND POSTAL EMPLOYEES IN ASIA, ON THE OTHER HAND, DO THE SAME (IF NOT BETTER) JOB WITHOUT MANDATING EXORBITANT WAGES.  NO ECONOMY, NOT EVEN CHINA'S FAST-GROWING GDP, LET ALONE THE AILING U.S. ECONOMY, CAN SUPPORT A MERCEDES IN EVERY GARAGE.

HEDONISM AND GREED KILLED THE ROMAN EMPIRE, AND THEY ARE ABOUT TO DO THE SAME IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...