Thank you. U.S. Postal is still one of the cheapest services in the world. Retired postal employee Cleland @ cthorpe@bellsouth,net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb" <bap4trees@prodigy.net> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [VALEE-L] FOIA WASTE OF OUR MONEY > No need to flame the US Postal Service because you are angry at another > agency. Where else can you send a 1 oz. letter across the country or to > Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, VI, CA, FL, ME, etc for only 34 cents? Over > 90% of the time, it is delivered to their door in 3 days or less. HELLO? > -----Original Message----- > From: B. Wood / K. Hall <memorymaker@erols.com> > To: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 7:35 PM > Subject: [VALEE-L] FOIA WASTE OF OUR MONEY > > > >Dear family members, > > > >I was VERY pleased to hear from all of you regarding the low-down audacity > of the Social Security > >Administration's FOIA group to increase the cost of requesting a COPY of a > loved one's original > >Social Security Application from $7.00 to $27.00! ..This is nearly a 400% > increase! Not even the US > >Postal service has the nerve to jump that high on postage cost for a first > class letter! > > > >Some of you were [justifiably] surprised that ' I ' had JUST found out > about this corruptive nerve of > >the US Government. I have been quite ill for a few month's during and > following the advent of this > >rate increase, and have thus been unable to resume my research, and helping > the research of others. > > > >I'm glad to announce the return of my health. With that, I fully intend to > protest this flagrant act > >of greed which blatantly defeats the 'spirit of the law' to which the > FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT > >is supposed to address; ".. to make, at nominal processing cost, public > documents available to the > >tax-paying citizens of the United States of America, the information to > which their tax dollars have > >already been siphoned." Obviously, the truth of the matter is this branch > of the government is > >corrupt and riddled with profound greed! > > > >In the letters I have since received from many of you, you too share in my > utter contempt and > >complete awe of such insubordination of this branch of government! > > > >We are ALL in the genealogical interest of truth. Not only 'our-family's > history' but also the ability to unveil > >to our friends and neighbors the 'world's history's via this > once-affordable "wrecking-ball" which was once > >able to knock-down many historical "brick walls' in the pursuit of our true > lineage. > > > >I am in the process of filing a formal complaint with local Senate and > Congressional legislators such as: > >Barbara Mikulski, Steny Hoyer, Paul Sarbanes. > > > >In fact, I have filed my-own FREEDOM OF INFORMATION request, to have SOCIAL > SECURITY > >JUSTIFY this spineless slap in the face of all taxpayers. > > > >THIS IS NOT A GOOD REFLECTION OF THIS ADMINISTRATION IN THE AREA OF FAMILY > VALUES! > > > >In dedication to our common objectives, > > > >Bill Wood > > > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > >This VALEE list is currently available for adoption! > >Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > > > > > > >============================== > >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > This VALEE list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >