Two
of rural America’s most enduring and most treasured institutions – the
United States Post Office and the Volunteer Fire Department - were
the brainchild of this guy.
Don’t take my word
for it – this is a historical fact.
Neither the postal service or the fire department are businesses
- they are services. As a consequence neither of them lose money – they
cost money. They both are essential government services to those of
us who make our homes in rural America. Rural folk never enjoy the level of government services that city folk do. So cut us some slack. As a matter of fact - of all government agencies - the postal service boasts the highest favorability ratings among both republicans and democrats. And we love the volunteers who staff our fire department.
So I have to wonder about
the political strategy at play here in Trump Country. Will
deconstructing rural mail delivery improve it? Make it faster? More efficient? Less costly? Is it a smart political strategy? Will it win hearts and minds? I dunno.
Probably no more than defunding and privatizing the
volunteer fire department.
When you live a half-hour round trip from essential services the post box at the end of my driveway is an important daily destination. Even the most ardent of Trump
supporters are likely to take notice when a service they like and rely-upon
fails them.
And seriously, how do you gaslight dead chickens?
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