Your tax dollars at work.

The USPS is going hog wild with their Star Wars promotion. Just go to www.usps.gov and you'll understand. Maybe they think that it'll make us all feel better when first-class postage stamps rise to 41 cents a couple of weeks before the unveiling of the Star Wars stamps. But, why does the USPS need to spend millions on marketing campaigns? They're a government monopoly.

USPS was a good idea to begin with, however, why not open up the mail business to competition? Businesses now have the assets and technology available to deliver mail better than the USPS.

By the way, in my opinion, the best book that shows the ineptitude of the postal service is Post Office by Charles Bukowski. Check it out sometime.