Greenberg on Postal Service
In his column calling for more Postal Service research, Greenberg states “the U.S. Postal Service is probably second only to the Japanese in battering the American economy.” Perhaps Greenberg should explain how the Postal Service, which has received no federal funds since 1971 and is a totally self-supporting enterprise with a net surplus over the last 10 years, is “battering” our economy.
Greenberg further states that Postal Service productivity has not kept pace with the growing mail volume. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, postal employee labor productivity increased by 22% from 1972 to 1986, compared to a 16% growth in productivity for the private sector of the U.S. economy. In that time mail volume increased by 76.5% but postal employment increased by just 9.7%.
CHARLES W. MOORE
Ojai
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