This little rant is in response to tax day.

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When given an option there will always be some people that will wait to the last possible minute to get some thing done, and typically we (society) only encourage the sad behavior.

While I am not perfect I admit to just recently doing my taxes, but they were done and e-filed before April 15th, you know the due date. I cannot understand why the USPS feels the need to stay open late, in some cases to 11:59 to allow people to get their taxes post marked “on time.”

“On time” should be when ever they normally close, or else its too f’in bad for you. Now there is always the argument that people work till 5pm and that is when the post office closes so they cannot make it on time. Well in that case a little prior planning should tell the (even halfway smart) person that they should drop them off at another time. There are plenty of chances, maybe at lunch, before work, the day, week or month before. It reminds me of the age old saying; Lack of planning on your part doesn’t mean an emergency on my part.

Hell, just don’t wait to the last minute. Local news stations will (I am sure) be feverishly covering the mad rush to the post office. All I can think is that these people are idiots at the same time feel bad for the employee who has to work late.
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