From: Richard Fiesta [mailto:aracommunications@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:59 PM
To: acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: The Postal Service is being threatened
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Dexter,
Every day the United States Postal Service delivers critical information, goods
and even medicines to people in all corners of our country. For generations it
has been a vital part of American society, one that is particularly important
for older Americans, people with disabilities and those living in rural areas.
Yet, due to a 2006 Bush-era mandate that puts the postal service at a
competitive disadvantage with private corporations, 6-day residential mail
delivery and rural post offices are increasingly at risk.
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Click here to sign the petition calling on Postmaster General Brennan to take
concrete steps to strengthen the postal service.
One way to protect and strengthen the postal service is by allowing it to offer
more services including postal banking. If our more than 30,000 postal branches
were able to provide affordable, non-profit, consumer-driven financial services
ranging from paycheck cashing and bill payment to savings accounts and small
dollar loans, it would be a win-win for American residents and the U.S. Postal
Service.
Postal banking isn’t new. For decades the Postal Service provided these
services efficiently and reliably. But now more than 28 percent of U.S.
households instead turn to payday lenders, check-cashing services, and other
financial predators for their banking needs, spending 10 percent of their
income on average on fees and services. Returning to postal banking would help
these families and help ensure that post offices remain open for generations to
come.
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Join the Alliance for Retired Americans and our partners in calling on the
Postmaster General to make postal banking a reality again.
The Postal Service is a trusted public institution that is worth fighting for.
Thank you,
Richard Fiesta
Executive Director
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