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Late arrivals? Of course, a Democrat US Senator threatens even more legislation

Of COURSE, once the news that UPS and Fedex missed some deliveries, I knew it was only a little bit of time before some Self-important CongressTwit and SenaBoob was going to insert themselves into this situation, given that it was Christmas and Capitalism.  From the various news reports, it seems that some retailers and the shippers overpromised in the world of online purchases – and underdelivered.  Of COURSE people were angry to the point of outraged.  I can certainly understand – it’s a pain in the neck when I’ve ordered something and it doesn’t appear on time – but stuff happens:

These factors pushed online retail sales to jump 63% on Dec. 23 when compared to the same day last year, according to Mercent data. Even though forecasts expected a jump in online sales this year, the industry has not experienced this peak two days before Christmas in the past, Best said. “They may have seen late signs that more people were buying online, but you can’t ramp up equipment that fast,” Stock said.

So, right on cue, US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) steps in and demands rebates from the retailers and the shippers.  All of the reports I saw in the blogosphere reguritated this – except for CBS New York who recorded a bit more than what is on his website: 

 I will explore legal options and also legislative changes that will offer better safeguards, more ironclad guarantees that gifts ordered for dates should be delivered on that date.

Of COURSE, it is no surprise that we have an elected official that just “must do something!” to right a wrong (that has never occurred before) that has nothing to do with them – and that always means ratcheting down the marketplace with even more legal and regulatory overhead.  It is not the Federal Government’s purview to rectify something that normal contracts should take care of – and I do wonder if the people sending the packages even read the fine print.   I doubt very much that the Framers believed that a Senator’s job was to patrol the by-ways of shipping to ensure that 100% of all packages arrive on time.  And the folks involved have already offered discount and rebates – they already are trying to make it better for their customers – it is simply in their best interest to do so.

But Nannys like Blumenthal don’t either get that or forget that simply to puff themselves up – helping their own career while seemingly concerned with the little folks.  Folks like him in those positions have this bent that they are ordained to fix every little problem that comes their way – EVERY problem.  It never seems to enter their heads that just MAYBE, the adults amongst us can sort this stuff out for ourselves without the tender mercies of the Feds to grab our hands and force the problem to be fixed THEIR way.

BTW, Richard, how about some of those USPS snail mail stories we hear about from time to time that finally get delivered (10, 25, 50 years later) – when are you going to fix your own problems.  Tell you want what, fix that, fix that OTHER little problem of our $17.2 Trillion debt, and then maybe we can let you play at screwing up other peoples business.

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