A Printing Industry Without Postal Reform?

There has been a lot of talk lately about the “Fiscal Cliff.” Many of us lack confidence that our lawmakers will unite to avoid a certain recession trigger.

There hasn’t been as much talk about our industry’s own fiscal cliff: What happens if we don’t get postal reform by the end of the year? Like so many in our industry, I’ll admit that I’ve been asleep at the wheel, complacently assuming the problem will get solved. Unfortunately, this is far from assured. If we lack confidence that our lawmakers won’t spin us into certain recession (clearly an issue that will generate more press coverage, public outcry and legislative attention), how can we possibly delude ourselves into thinking they will come together on postal reform?