To: Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-3), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN-1), and Sen. Tina Smith (MN-2)
Repeal the Postal Accountability & Enhancement Act of 2006
Repeal the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. This act requires the USPS to pay forward health benefits 75 years in advance. This means putting aside money for benefits for people not yet employed. It has caused massive reductions in service and employment.
Why is this important?
The Postal Accountability & Enhancement Act of 2006 requires the USPS to pay forward health benefits 75 years in advance over a period of 10 years. This is something that no other government agency or corporation has to do. It has caused decrease in service and closure of post office and processing facilities. It has generated a 5 billion dollar tax which the taxpayers are paying in the form of decreased service and employment. The USPS is no no longer able to continue its long standing practice of hiring large numbers of veterans for career jobs. This assault on the USPS is designed to lead to privatization of the post office. This would end up in higher costs and decreased service to rural areas. It might also mean we lose our door to door delivery of mail. This could pose hardship on many elderly and disabled. We cannot lose our valued postal delivery service. PAEA of 2006 should be repealed.