DeJoy’s Plan To Overhaul Postal Systems Draws Criticism (From NPR)

Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a National Public Radio segment about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year strategic plan for the U.S. Postal Service. The draft plan reportedly includes downgrading of first-class mail standards, which Steidler warned against. “You shouldn’t even call it first-class mail if it takes three days for something to get a short distance,” he said.

As a result, Steidler continued, “There’s going to be greater instances of court notices not being received on time, payments to credit card companies not getting in on time and penalties being assessed and a whole plethora of difficult things. And it’s completely unnecessary.”

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