But they'll handle healthcare just fine...

Your government services at work:

If your mother-in-law's mail goes through the Waterbury or Wallingford post offices, she might not have received the birthday card you sent in time.

Apparently managers at the post office have been hiding mail, Ray Arcovio, president of the Waterbury area postal worker’s union, told the Waterbury Republican-American. And he wants to sincerely apologize.

Workers have been stuffing mail into closets and unused rooms at mail facilities in Waterbury and Wallingford because they don’t know how to keep up with such a high volume of mail, he told the newspaper.

The spokeswoman suggests this shouldn't be portrayed as routine. Really?

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Ex-Mailman Sentenced for Stealing Mail
N.C. Mailman Gets Probation For Keeping Junk Mail

(HT: Rebellion University)