The fate of all USA E commerce as well as brick and mortar shops hang in the balance of this bad deal.
1. It costs half as much to send a package from China to Texas as it does to send that same package from a business located in the USA just a few states away.
2. Packages from China shipped thorough the USPS encounter NO DUTY, NO TAX and NO IMPORT FEES, while USA based business pay import fees, quota fees, federal and state mandated taxes as well as sales tax.
3. USA businesses that utilize the services of the USPS are actually funding their own competition and eventual economic demise. The USPS loses money EVERY time it is forced to deliver an international package from China, due to an outdated agreement the USPS basically has to deliver packages from China for free, the USPS has even added value features to these packets to make it more attractive, additionally the packages are not charged duty or tax. USA based business are charged profitable rates from the USPS in order to compensate for the free packages they are delivering from China. The Government has created a one way tax free funnel to eviscerate USA based businesses.
5. Tax payers are indirectly funding this economic terrorism as well, the post office receives tax breaks and loans from the US Government that are funded by US Taxpayers.
I am not asking for a “break” a “discount” I am asking for a level playing field, I am begging the US government to discontinue its policy of funding this funnel of duty free, tax free, goods that the post office is forced to deliver for free. I ask that the US Post office charge DUTY on all out of country goods as by law it is required to do so, I ask that my government stop using my tax dollars to fund this economic terrorism from China.
Please take us seriously. This needs to be dealt with.
I would appreciate a response to my letter to let me know you are reading this. And please let me know what is being done about this very counterproductive policy.
