The Future of the U.S. Postal Service
Thursday, October 2, 2003
8:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Luncheon to follow)
Cato Institute
F.A. Hayek Auditorium
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
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A report by the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service recently recognized that the
government monopoly faced cost, quality, and competitiveness problems and that the status
quo must change. With some $900 billion in commerce generated by companies that
depend on the mail or that support postal networks, the fate of the USPS will have profound effects
throughout the economy. Are the commission’s reforms enough? Are they politically feasible? What
effects will they have on business and consumers? Should the USPS be privatized? Come hear
experts in the field and affected parties examine the future of the U.S. Postal Service.
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| 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
Edward Hudgins
Objectivist Center/Cato Adjunct Scholar
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The Commission Report
Dennis Shea
Executive Director, Presidential Commission on the USPS
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Panel 1: Evaluating the Report |
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Michael Crew
Rutgers University
Rick Merritt
PostalWatch
Shane Ham
Progressive Policy Institute
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Break
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| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
A Business Perspective
Murray Martin,
Executive Vice President & Group President,
Global Mailing Systems, Pitney Bowes
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Panel 2: Global, Consumer, and Labor Perspectives
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James I. Campbell Jr.
author, The Rise of Global Delivery Services
Shelley Dreifuss
Director, Office of the Consumer Advocate, Postal
Rate Commission
Robert Cohen
Director, Office of Rates, Analysis, and Planning,
Postal Rate Commission
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Thoughts from the Administration
Roger Kodat
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Government
Financial Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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| 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Closing remarks
Edward Hudgins
Objectivist Center/Cato Adjunct Scholar
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Luncheon—Wintergarden
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