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1 Michael Schuyler, The Strange Case of the Postal Service's Disappearing Board and the Warning It Provides 1 (2016)

handle is hein.taxfoundation/stcposdbw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FOUNDATION FISCAL FACT No. 510 May 2016 The Strange Case of the Postal Service's Disappearing Board and the Warning It Provides By Michael Schuyler Senior Fellow Key Findings Some stakeholders and policymakers argue the Service could strengthen its bottom line if it entered nonpostal commercial markets like supply chain management and banking. However, there are many good reasons for the current limitation on nonpostal commercial activities. One is the danger that political interference would prevent the Postal Service from following sound business practices and further weaken it financially. The political risk is illustrated by the Senate's failure to confirm any Postal Service Governors since 2010. Only one remains in office, and his term expires in December. Senator Bernie Sanders has reportedly been using the Senate prerogative of placing holds on confirmation votes to express his displeasure with Postal Service efforts to reduce its footprint, and costs, as it struggles with declining mail demand. The Postal Service's disappearing Board of Governors underscores the point that the pocketbooks of mail users, taxpayers, and the Postal Service itself are best protected if the government agency stays out of new nonpostal commercial markets. The Tax Foundation is the nation's leading independent tax policy research organization. Since 1937, our research, analysis, and experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and local levels. We are a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. ©2016 Tax Foundation Distributed under Creative Commons CC BY NC 4.0 Designer, Dan Carvajal Tax Foundation 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20005 202.464.6200 taxfoundation.org

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