Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:11:14 -0700
From: libertarianalliance@HOME.COM (Ernest Hancock)
Subject: Post Office is Public
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu


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I remember Mike Dugger (past state Libertarian Party Chair and a USPS =
Mail Carrier) telling us about a USPS campaign in response to UPS' =
statements about how the USPS could not compete in a free-market.

The USPS had an internal campaign called "Beating them Everyday in Every =
Way" (Motivational crap for the union workers :) At the same time I =
think it was Chandler that was the prime target for a new Postal =
Station. Funny thing is that they fought like hell not to have it put =
into their city,... and Dugger (being Libertarian and all) knew why they =
wouldn't want this "clean" industry in their city.

Dugger made his opinion known what he thought of the "Eeryday in Every =
Way" campaign,... "There is no sense in trying to compare us to UPS =
since the USPS doesn't pay any property tax, it is exempt. And this is =
also why Chandler didn't want to give up otherwise productive land that =
would otherwise be on the tax rolls. The campaign went away soon after =
that.

Ernie


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