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Why we need serious Postal reform. (Enterprising: business as an act of creation).

The American Enterprise

| July 01, 2003 | Geddes, Rick | COPYRIGHT 2003 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

President Bush recently named a nine-member commission to study reform of our Postal Service--the first time a U.S. President has done so since the Johnson Administration. Businesses and consumers relying heavily on the mail--concerned about recent rate increases--are hoping for some dramatic changes, but fear they will get only tinkering. Gene Del Polito, president of the Association for Postal Commerce, recently told Catalog Age he expects the commission "is not going to make revolutionary recommendations." He said the committee seems likely to take a cautious path "that preserves the Postal Service as a federal institution but trims its sails."

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