NYT Discovers Mail Carriers Still Exist, Ignores USPS Destruction
The NYT's latest piece on mail carriers feels less like journalism and more like a sepia-toned postcard, mourning a dying institution while ignoring who took the axe to it. They frame the USPS's 'murky future' as some organic decline, rather than a deliberate, bipartisan gutting. Remember the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA)? That little gem forced the USPS to pre-fund 75
years of retiree health benefits—a financial burden no other federal agency or private company shoulders. That bill, passed by Congress, directly engineered the 'murky future' they now lament. Instead of questioning the legislators who voted for such an impossible mandate, creating a national crisis while simultaneously privatizing services, the NYT coos over dedicated workers. It’s classic
corporate media: celebrate the resilience of the exploited while conveniently omitting the exploiters. Perhaps if mail carriers had the budget for a lobbying outfit like AIPAC, their future wouldn't be quite so 'murky.'