Author Archives: Paul Steidler
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Postal Service Should Nix Plan To Further Slow Mail Delivery
February 17, 2021- Paul Steidler The Poor, Elderly, and Rural Americans Will Be Hit Hardest The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is reportedly considering a strategic plan that would severely erode the quality of first-class mail delivery, its most popular product with the American people. According [Read More...] -
The Reckless Calls To Fire The Entire U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors
February 5, 2021- Paul Steidler In recent days, there have been reckless calls from the Editorial Board at USA Today and Congressmen Bill Pascrell and Tim Ryan for President Biden to fire six members of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. This would compound [Read More...] -
Congress Reintroduces USPS Reform Bill To Eliminate Pre-Funding Mandate (From Federal News Network)
February 4, 2021- Paul Steidler Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a Federal News Network story about the reintroduction of the USPS Fairness Act, a measure that would eliminate the Postal Service’s obligation to pre-fund retiree health benefits. Steidler warned in a January 28 report [Read More...] -
U.S. Postal Service Should Continue To Prefund Retiree Health Benefits
January 28, 2021- Paul Steidler Read the full report as a PDF here. Executive Summary One of the biggest myths about the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is that its financial problems would be largely eliminated if it did not have to “prefund,” i.e., set aside [Read More...] -
Fix Mail Delivery Through Transparency
January 22, 2021- Paul Steidler The abysmal decline in mail service at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has created significant hardships for millions of Americans. And the situation could get even worse: as of January 15, USPS is no longer under court order to report [Read More...] -
Postal Service Gets Favorable Borrowing Terms In Stimulus Bill (From FreightWaves)
December 23, 2020- Paul Steidler Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a December 23rd FreightWaves article about the forgiveness of a $10 billion loan to the Postal Service as part of the COVID-19 stimulus and government funding bill passed by Congress that month. Once the [Read More...] -
Beware Of Politicians Trying To Rescue You From Technology Companies (From RealClearMarkets)
December 17, 2020- Paul Steidler During the pandemic America’s large technology companies have been critical to the economy while providing significant health and safety benefits. If America did not have the services of our large technology companies, we would hear calls for the government to [Read More...] -
USPS Doesn’t Need Money From Congress, It Needs Financial Reform (From The Detroit News)
December 17, 2020- Paul Steidler While there are compelling reasons for Congress and the Administration to provide a fifth COVID relief package, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is today flush with cash. Beginning in April there were many predictions that USPS would collapse because of [Read More...] -
Five Reasons Federal Stimulus Money To The Postal Service Is Harmful
December 4, 2020- Paul Steidler Congress is moving in the direction of enacting the country’s fifth COVID relief package. And with millions of Americans facing extraordinary life and death challenges, there is clearly a need for targeted emergency relief, especially to our tens of millions [Read More...] -
Why We Should Watch The Electric Grid Blow Up
November 20, 2020- Paul Steidler For years, a bevy of national security, cybersecurity, energy, and other experts in important government agencies have strongly and clearly warned about the cataclysmic dangers facing America from cyberattacks on the electric grid. Hostile nation-states and others could wipe out [Read More...]