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This article is talking about Post Offices closing down. The reason some are closing is because of budget problems.They talk about closing more than 2,000 post offices across the States. I honestly believe that closing post offices that don't get that much use is fine. Many use the post office still to ship packages or even messages. But lets be real for a moment. Most people uses E-mail and text messages to communicate not the post office. But hey whatever floats the United States boat!

1. What, according to WSJ, role does the post office play for rural areas?
- communication
2. What does the author mean by "red ink"?

- he means red ink

3. How much money did the post office lose last year?

- the post office lost 8.5 billion dollars
4. Where are most post offices?

- most post offices are in cities

5. How does the post office deal with financial shortcomings?

- they can borrow money or close a not really needed post office down

6. What alternatives are there to closing branches that still cut costs?

- unemployment for some workers

7. What does the bill proposed by Senator Carper (IL) say?

-"no small post office shall be closed solely for operating at a deficit."
8. What is the problem with the Post Office borrowing money from the U.S. Treasury?

- IDK
9. How does this article relate to the idea that Americans hate bureaucracies, but not most bureaucrats.
- They hate it because TAXES!