We must all be gravely concerned that candidates of this quality in both parties are running , and being, elected.
https://www.salon.com/2020/08/10/us...riple-cost-of-sending-mail-in-ballots-report/ US Postal Service officials push proposal to nearly triple cost of sending mail-in ballots: report Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the proposal an attempt to “sabotage” the USPS ahead of upcoming elections AU.S. Postal Service (USPS) panel advanced a proposal that would increase states' postage cost for mail-in ballots from 20 cents to 55 cents per ballot, according to a report from The Capitol Forum. How Are Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Changes Affecting Workers? KING: He has reassigned or displaced 23 postal executives. He's changed delivery policies, banned overtime and done other things to cut costs. So what has this all meant for employees? Kimberly Karol is the president of the Iowa Postal Workers Union and a postal clerk herself in Waterloo, Iowa. Hi. KAROL: Yes, we are beginning to see those changes and how it is impacting the mail. Mail is beginning to pile up in our offices, and we're seeing equipment being removed. So we are beginning to see the impact of those changes. KING: Curious - I hadn't heard about this one - equipment being removed. What equipment? KAROL: The sorting equipment that we use to process mail for delivery. In Iowa, we are losing machines. And they already in Waterloo were losing one of those machines. So that also hinders our ability to process mail in the way that we had in the past. KING: Sure. Sounds like it would. You've been a postal worker for 30 years? How do you feel about Louis DeJoy? KAROL: I am not a fan. I grew up in a culture of service, where every piece was to be delivered every day. And his policies, although they've only been in place for a few weeks, are now affecting the way that we do business and not allowing us to deliver every piece every day, as we've done in the past.