The U.S. Postal Service (“USPS” or the “Post Office”) has come under attack since the rise of neoliberalism in the 1970s. The logic of free-market fundamentalism has tried to recast the USPS as a business, even though the agency’s public mission—guaranteed universal service at an affordable price point—was established within the first sessions of Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and authority for the Postal Service was enumerated in the U.S. Constitution, where it remains today.
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“When I had those moments where I was in and out of a bank account I would go to the liquor store to cash my check. At that time it was 2% interest if you take your check to the liquor store they would charge you 2%. So just imagine you’ve got $500 and 2% of that, so that’s like $10 right there that you’re giving somebody. If you give it 2 weeks, that’s $20 a month times 12– that’s $240 dollars that youre just giving away to somebody just to cash a check.”
Take On Wall Street – Let's build a financial system for working people, white, Black & brown, not big Wall Street banks.
Take On Wall Street – Let's build a financial system for working people, white, Black & brown, not big Wall Street banks.