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LOCAL NEWS
Post Office has it both ways SUNNYSIDE (1-11-99)---The U.S. Post Office is raising the price of single, first-class stamps from 32¢ to 33¢ each. When the Post Office does such things, irritated people usually ask questions. One small businessman recently noted that "The Post Office calls itself a business. If that's the case, does the Post Office pay the city a business license permit like the rest of us do? Shirley Schwab, a staffer in the city's finance department, said, "No. The Post Office is a governmental agency and they have an exemption." So. The Post Office--called a "business" by its public relations flacks, doesn't have to pay for a business license like other businesses? Sunnyside Postmaster Karen Durkee said the Post Office is quasi-governmental, so no business license is required. "The only part (of the U.S. Post Office) that's not government is the fact it's no longer subsidized (by the government) like it used to be. All (operations) are paid for by (sale of) stamps and services," Durkee said. That means it doesn't pay federal corporate taxes either, unlike UPS and other private carriers.