Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Back in the early 70’s a good friend of mine worked midnights at the PO facility in Forrest Park, the former Torpedo Plant. Employees had preprinted labels with their address or friends address. When they saw something they liked they’d slap a label on it. This was when you could by guns through the mail!
So now , no mail service, no retail stores, nothing but desolation until they crack down on crime.
Nothing new based on my experience in the 1960’s when “mailmen” in the city where I lived would hide their trucks and work a separate paid job until it was time to return to the station. The mail wasn’t stolen, as far as I know, but was delivered twice a week when it wouldn’t interfere with the paid job. The father of a good friend was a postal union officer and shared this with me over a bottle of Chianti. His job was to protect the mailmen from getting fired, not to protect the system. The ethos then seemed to… Read more »