USPS collapse would slam Maine particularly hard

Lookout Point in Harpswell, on Casco Bay.

Scott Klinger, a resident of Harpswell, Maine, writes in The Portland Press Herald:

“Even as the U.S. Postal Service is straining to meet demand for deliveries of medicine, food and other essentials, they are facing potential collapse as the recession crushes mail revenue.

“A postal bankruptcy would be devastating for the entire country, but particularly for Maine – the state with the oldest population and the largest share of residents in rural areas. Only USPS has the capacity to get mail and packages six days a week to 160 million addresses, from urban neighborhoods to remote Maine islands.

“Without a major cash infusion, the Postal Service faces financial collapse by the end of summer.

“It didn’t have to come to this. In March, congressional leaders agreed to a bipartisan postal relief plan that would’ve given the Postal Service the same type of direct aid offered to the airlines, small businesses, hospitals and Amtrak. But President Trump intervened to block the postal bailout…”

To read his whole article, please hit this link.