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6172666868. Well I act I thought let's just say it last week. I think Steve sire segments never went so while -- in this week we're continuing with that same moment that Steve's site continues at this is week two of his 2 week vacation and am. Obliged to remind people that every day at this time except for the two week vacation every day at this that would do the Boston business report with the Boston Globe Steve -- and each and every day is brought to buy SBA allies savings bank -- insurance is of course. The no nonsense like insurance. Company Andrew was only 1% without SP -- we will have Steve silently giving -- to lose you are saying about Tedy -- I did not now going to be a furtherance -- okay. Two little vignettes mechanic and we can get -- and -- it is Finneran vignettes right now on WRKO so. First of all not some light beach last night at about 7 o'clock but he served an absolutely fabulous star and I was scolded me as -- the -- she doesn't like it when I go to swim alone. In the ocean while. She's it she thinks its dangers while if if if it's dangerous it's better the -- along -- you know. Risk other people like spyware and I wanna endanger anybody -- room as such says I just want it to be known she says this in front of my daughters I just wanted to be known I object to this. So I said okay I'm fine and of course it real -- my standard responses to a consent that should happen you know that I -- what I love I -- don't know there's just -- Roland it was just greatness was delightful that is not the way -- and the -- meets a light his demise. At some way to rely on late in the.

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I'll play that okay say that the that the yesterday it was worth -- in the supermarket. I don't know what the state -- The very brief trip to the supermarket or yeah four people. We're probably in the store less than ten minutes on full of people came up. Said love the show -- love you would Todd the car and they look Greta Reagan they say. That must be ranked -- yeah it's he has just little angelic smile after she's -- a pop with the lest that's carries hobeika.

And our -- congress that a lot of fans comic April aren't paying proxy lobs that par and I -- pop up. I have had a chance that Cape -- and got exciting news yeah you know I've been advocating for the end to the US postal or hate the Postal Service I hate wasting money. It's an utter waste of money I don't like a tax dollars being wasted. See what government used the post office very -- but you do use it sure sure you mail letters amazingly low once or twice here -- mail letter. What I I really don't receive letters anymore now it's very rare you mostly get. 80% junk mail you know flyers. Who. Things that are designed to warm the planet took that sort comes mostly and I and then occasionally get bills which you don't need anymore because you pay him online. You don't you don't Brenner Richard and blown them governor -- checks anymore jumper ridiculous it is there's a few fools in the supermarket you do that but there's trouble might just there is right there to try to slow things down and have more time to chitchat with the woman be -- absolutely yeah yeah. But though there's no need for any of this anymore shot them down good news for May. The post offices. Finally facing reality that for the past fifteen years. There's been a movement towards the Internet and away from sending mail we have the USPS knows that's the Postal Service right we have UPS. Brown. As ugly as the caller is. They do a good job of bringing packaged in a regular basis we need to mail things they can do it if you need to mail them faster FedEx is brilliant who needs. A bunch of government workers in government issued shorts. Walking the streets six days a week. Dropping off subsidized flyers it's been pretty dependable for a long long time another -- another subsidy of the flies the commercial flies I agree should come to -- will be no subsidies they won't do that because I don't know -- know or otherwise there will be nothing left for the post office to do. If they're not being paid. To give discounted distribution to fliers that nobody wants and they throw -- in the track.

I have to admit as a traditionalist a very very troubled by this but what's driving it is an incredible. And incredible drop. In the volume of what I'll call civilian mail. The -- that you and I would send -- or received from friends. Business associates and colleagues so on and so forth. And it ER. It's.

I'd I'd -- all right I'd want my little post office now who got a little storefront post office I can walk to Judy's there every day show puts a sign up should Lehman for an hour every day. It's say it's very going to India and delightful and -- Colorado late August -- know why do you do why do you go to the post office just to pass the time and day we're gonna somewhat lively you know. Every -- why I wanna do some just have to frequent it you know it's part of the community after I can't wait for to be done -- waste of money. But I love it yeah I just want government to be proud to go and not be squander Armani and we've got we've that the six days a week home delivery of stuff we don't -- it's no longer.

Necessary. You know you and I had -- and a great I thought a great discussion and and document about -- several months ago goes back quite a bit young and at the time I was four. Retaining sedated delivering economic traditionalist I don't apologize for but I think there are certain -- yeah you're one those people likes to keep doing the wrong thing just as you used to that's -- so. I they've begun to rethink however because rather than actually shot post offices I'm not sure that I like the idea. Of code being entirely. Dependent upon the private -- are signs yet she -- so much why does that. If if there's a demand for something. The private sector will fill that little silly and we've already got those companies out there whose services would be in hands. And who would may be more popular if there wasn't a government subsidized competitor. Yeah and I mean in the private the private sector companies you mentioned sprang up in response to. You know kind of frustration -- consumer frustration and disappointment with the Postal Service. In terms of on time delivery overnight service that -- so FedEx for you know when I was very actively practicing law. Overnight delivery of documents was crucial -- cool what's it like the most amazing thing FedEx guaranteed delivery by 10 o'clock the next morning -- anywhere hot country in many parts of the country and lodged -- the in many parts of the world and it really was and UPS so. I give credit where credit is due to the efficiency the inside that that is not good credit -- those of company.

He's so much its credit that that demonstrates. How capitalism works so brilliantly to satisfy the needs of people and businesses so that you get growth. You get growth you get new things happening because FedEx comes along sees avoid Goss raises money into it and -- attacks something in a way that our government can you just they US Postal Service. Had had to be the one to think of FedEx and and implement. We would still they would still be walking those overnight packages around in the short pants that's what they would I don't. They wanna close -- thousand post offices or in whole or this or against 6172666. Seats succeed. I say shut the whole thing them you don't three year phase out. Yet you don't wanna lay off all post workers in the middle or recession. Phase them out over three years. And be done with this enterprise that is simply. Made it's a government subsidy of workers no longer needed that's really what it is at this point. Is not mentioned in the constitution. The Postal Service. Items and I think it might may be when it absolutely. In my pay. And when it absolutely has to be there in three or Fortis and a -- something like that. 61726668. Success it's time nearer to the post office don't you think Tyrone good morning your NWR --

I don't know RT Tyrone what's up aren't happy guy just like -- model Naomi on becoming a star opposite ten years vanguard dot. And -- Intel -- power or even gonna explain your grandchildren. That use spell -- are drop here's what the boot. Well you you harassed a -- you harass the postman. We've been here we've picked does not and every. He comes and you are while I -- how -- you have any dignity of -- again I would create. Support Obama -- at all real cooked as opened change you can believe their attic and it feels pretty good about.

It is an exciting day to think about Tyrone the post office itself is saying it has to shut down a thousand of its useless post offices which. Makes one wonder why they didn't shut down a few of them a few years ago and do this progressive when you think of it it's actually only two point state. That's an actress and it's it's they have them every 300 yards. It doesn't sound like such a -- shut down Gaza is not the end of the world -- yet but I attempt unit. It is that was what is that the mail must go through.

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Aren't guys aren't -- good morning. Good morning good article and agree more deep regret your feet deep in our mail but you know a bark in the -- and -- he -- what you -- I think it's totally competition against that XP yeah. That you -- all Serb tank that's. A -- and that the direct connect waiting epic lows -- there opposite the artificially at all -- atop it. Absolutely they should be seeing them -- and they should get more energized and you know and before -- should -- in the Jack prop bet that at Asia.

so what -- energized about their lose and probably 20% of their business a year they just need to get energized about facing themselves out of business.

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One. Dollar -- agency it's designed to replace mine but that's postage. -- Remote -- are absolutely -- should be abolished.

Darren thank you for them are you figured it out and I'm glad I hope everybody went -- to limit would play a little devil's advocate your current at least in terms of first what I call first class civilian male I'm gonna send a letter. Ya I wanna send your letter note a cut you were familiar we're familiar. What is it DD 44 cents 44 and 43 of fortified -- keep track of the stamps like that so many different colors now goes up every two week.

I just thought Joe Buck can be done what I drop a letter in the mail to you today you would have an -- home tomorrow you would result in the service is wonderfully -- nothing else to do not yours like the only like puppet sex.

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I -- that is not a -- and that is -- very very good sir there's no I'll I'll admit. It's subsidized and I think of is going to be a subsidy. This should be that goes commercial things we get the mail all the junk that we get the mail should they should probably be -- and a higher rate. I don't pretend to know how closely out of paying. The real cost associated when it -- you know.

It's very exciting to me that General Motors is soon gonna be running with the wisdom efficiency creativity. Of -- and market savvy about the Postal Service. Steve -- WRR Thomas and --

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69 okay so have we -- in the demographic that would still be clinging to the artifice of the post office. But if what if they made a deal with UPS. That they would subsidize -- do this for three cents on the dollar something like that have UPS carry the current first class mail. Get rid of the subsidies for flyers. Ellwood and -- for you stay.

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How about if it's CVS they put machines and where you could put a -- in and they send you they've. It's some commemorative -- come out of it.

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One win understand why you like Steve I thank you very good deal has avert a macro view of this -- they would discover the generational. Divide us to Steve's a very interest in the best interest of the country homeland. And he doesn't let his personal well being interfere. I like that approach felt -- analysts as that would America collect stamps for lack tallest I think that's a kind of mean thing to say.

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We're talking about. Killing off a dinosaur. The post office is proposing its own demise gradually. They wanna close a thousand offices which. Probably they have that many in Boston but it's not so much Greater Boston all -- solid eight or nine humble.

Just -- a real cost would be of delivering a first class letter basically overnight within -- depends -- win Massachusetts maybe two to three days a price that was to send a first class let at this today. Then mail it to -- to -- the actual costs for the post office yup I don't know disappointing thirty bucks. -- tickets that match I don't know I think what they have to do. Think about what they have to do now. You know it it's not like can it's not like or what you say the toll probably -- all you want talk about the contest. It's such a continent we really should we really should. I was you know be in a way for day of kind of lost to the rhythm but I have a -- my interest in this this is a great great context you probably heard about it.

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He wants some -- businesses future Sam good morning Aaron WRKO. I -- Sam.

Just a couple of quick point most businesses now do not use. The post what do they do well there -- having their invoices and accounts receivable payable all company via the Internet.

What a beautiful thing newness. -- Although there is no comment on email.

It would be recession that we've been and it forced them to look to other alternatives to save money. The other -- electric cooperatives is that a thousand post offices is not that it's absolutely not but just Google. How many there are in in the US there's got to be hundreds of.

Aaron -- and I would actually think I think -- on that -- salmon mention that that's really only twenty her state. If you do that you know just have a quick. Calculation that's not a lot of post offices. As I look at this thing I still think they had there -- a role for this I guess I'd have to probably give up the idea of Saturday delivery. And maybe even every day every day delivery -- I was on a different I was at a different point months ago when you an idea about just but the the economics of the fiscal Rio guess how many people worked for the post many people -- for the post office on -- wanted to be in the many thousands. In many you think like three or 4000 as the -- no no no want to -- twelve problem. Let me 200000. -- any effect on and on and I think it's probably the 70000. 760000. People employed by the post office this is the biggest. Government social program. Why after all the other seven. 100000. In equal methods and 760. Used to crowds and production -- you remember duo yeah that's very doesn't are in it to the other day at the stop -- to give -- his government issued shortly shots did they need to hit pfc day at.

Opt opt opt out opt. And that's appropriate I -- yeah absolutely 760000. Employees okay to bring new junk mail on on the cheap. Which is a gift this is another Democrat. A charity program for big business there are always lookin' for to pay off the unions. And it's that's what it's about. You create this government thing that and then -- long after anyone needs that you keep it going. Because you need the votes and the political activism that people those people went to people -- that pay bills online ten years ago yeah series. But look what they do when they're reacting the running way behind the curve they should have been anticipating this and allowing the numbers to go down through attrition. And station started clothes and post officer and a long time I think a lot of that has happened I think we'll see that he used to be more than 760 pounds total of business -- oriented and much more bottom line aren't the haven't actually been spun off -- to receive government money. The post office they have to run who's who you think Bill Gates is subsidized or not exactly sure that they did and they were privatized dispense something that Condoleezza is a semi private thing intimate basis so they try to make it work and it's like the rails. And then when they lose -- billion dollars they go to the government for the -- in -- good morning your NWR KO.

you would. Want the government agencies now at least and where. Politicians. They -- Out. Post. -- troubled quote it now all this politicians they. Yeah I know they'll just get the -- the money they need. Exactly you know -- if you let them run it as a private business. The probably. Rate company.

There's no demand for their product there in a dinosaur industry.

Well you know it's it's UPS. I think that they post offices it's just have to let go well maybe. 690.

The -- out of the seven so I think I got here I happen to agree with to pod on this in terms of the business to business model the business itself. Has been passed by the by technology it is the -- it's almost exact same dynamic times the Boston Globe Boston Herald and the newspaper industry it just. Technology has passed its -- very some different way while this old man wanna access. Communications services and yeah -- and the like that part -- John you're on WRK atomic Todd with the high.

Yeah I say keep the post -- you could streamline it now. I -- do an experiment and the defendant you should take a letter. It's a good day cut and send it to. It's random Joe. K and then you send a box of weighs five pounds yeah. And you take it to -- the post office should and you bring back to my other charges. Also asked for insurance of in. They put value of 15000 dollars -- I do you and then taught that what you just Henneberg stake to Obama. Okay on the price I want to send him a five pound rock also noticed the price that would cost the and that. UPS and you'll see the difference in price.

Which one will be more. UPS and how much -- the -- and what's your what's your point that the government should continue to subsidize the post office boxes.

Well it helps us small business guys and budget could streamline. And I don't think UPS or anybody could handle going to everybody's house.

That's that's the thing that I think Todd Albie you know just kind of gloss is over and over simplifies. Because mail delivery is to each and every home and it's done six days a week and maybe that has to yeah July -- there's a thing if you had pushed back of course and a relatively. Free service I mean it's so cheap. And it's it's subsidized as he's pointing out you can send a box much cheaper through the post office and you -- 33 UPS because the government is paying you. To send that package that's the problem so if you had pushed back if it's the marketplace had to absorb the reality. Of what the cost is to bring a letter to somebody's house people would stop sending them. And then we use the other things available.

But then so if the other things available right now UPS FedEx satellite had to do dual two dual delivery. -- costs going to be at the rock bottom price that you find some are right now I don't know that's the -- but here's what you would do that for eskolaste. Coddled note that we'll and I send to each other to a grand children whatever would instead of 44 cents maybe it's going to be four dollars I I.

Well that's appropriate I don't well as a cartel and go up -- people stopped doing it because it's not needed anymore it's not a service that's required. People are stuck and some of the old habits you still get bill center house via the mail because it's only 44 cents to do so as soon as he gets more realistic goes to bock a -- 52 dollars. They'll stop doing that they'll sending email. And you won't need it anymore but. If you have an existing entity like that the United Parcel Service how much cheaper would it be. To take some of the billions of dollars a squandering every year on the Postal Service with -- it's three quarters of a million. Workers in short pants. Carrying around -- despray dogs. You could use some of that money simply to pay off UPS -- a contract to carry some of those letters. And thanks. We when he says you think so high that means a -- I asked her point that is so devastatingly right not. He doesn't know what to do I don't know -- Johnny Cambridge good morning. Nobody knows what to do that's the problem I just told you know nobody really wants to have. The responsibility. For due to -- first class mail left in the hands of FedEx or UPS because -- just heard from a real -- ya da Costa that we will be prohibit yeah you start telling them and the marketplace absorb some of the real costs us. Did quantity of demand will go down exponentially in the shortest time you can -- thanks in a matter a few weeks you would Lou is that -- what is -- then. What is what would what would be lost by that nothing you don't think so no we save a fortune Erica. Well of course you have to deal with the unemployment from all the subsidized jobs already knew about hallmark industries that wanted to Seneca and -- people would still go to CVS in my card yeah they would just -- to scan in an email to each other -- that's all it would be a different kinda pleased that six interest. Like that is antiseptic what's the romance and an email you know what you are this is sent hos is ten years ago in your saying oh we can't have these digital cameras.

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According cut power outage. Cut I think you have a great idea pickets. -- perfect timing. You know all. Postal workers better deliver mail can be transitioned into a delivering good health care.

But I thought. That's it that's a great idea job as your primary care docs and and by the way there'd be nothing fast about this transition. -- you know how all of Obama's gonna in the war and Iraqi instantly when he gets in office it's six months he hasn't started yet. Well we start to shut down they if leaking edit the post up or shut down before the next recession. It'll be America. I mean this is a long term project the government doesn't do these things quickly right. 6172666860. We've got -- NW RQ with Tom and -- joke.

I -- I joined. So yeah it's on his note I'd probably you'll downgrade was not I think I've got it set up -- that myself I thank you I appreciate your insight -- and as far as that. They have a 130 million deliveries that they deliberation the possibility of in what would you know what percentage of those hard trash commercial -- What -- you know just a better job and I think you're I think myself I think it's about maybe 20% of first class mail okay so that 80% is junk. --

All this I do what most people that I go to our tossup as I take this big a lot of stuff and I stand over the trash and I know bang bang bang bang back oh well.

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Now the other thing is that you'll overlook that it's it's amazing how much you talk about -- a government at all who gives you the money. They make money off the -- No that's just to see unfortunately they lost the vote. 15% of the unbearable life and that's. But -- also you know you talk about subsidize. The chicken -- tonight and we subsidize free Matta probably line. They take an epic. Servicemen who were in the were out in the -- don't pay nothing. So I guess we -- subsidize people being.

Come on July so this core 170 blind people say you'll send a letter aren't you -- to come on that idea although I do -- the servicemen we should do everything and everything we -- enough Powell's service then you as any listing the -- they've got -- And cinematic life. Had you watched that cost a mile out right -- yankees. -- red eyes mean that they're blogging after their cell phones. Are more coming up and a New York him. Losses and the bulls --