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In reply to the discussion: Some Facts You May Not Know About The United States Postal Service [View all]ReRe
(10,597 posts)9. It was one of those many greedy grabs by GWB...
... in order to weaken/place burden on the postal system so that it would fail. Then the greedsters could come in and say "See, gubment doesn't work, so it will have to be privatized!" Greed has no bounds.
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Playinghardball
Dec 2012
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Like Alan Grayson, their answer to senior citizens in rural areas whose meds are delayed:
ReRe
Dec 2012
#16
Absolutely right; Speaker Pelosi should have brought this to the fore out of the gate.
freckleface
Dec 2012
#36
You know...I'm fixin' to take up the Post Office's cause. Drawing the line @ privatization
loudsue
Dec 2012
#13
I think there have been some recent cutbacks of service and probably layoffs, so it wouldn't be
We People
Dec 2012
#17
USPS is the envy of the world, just about the only thing left that we do well,
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#22
kr. this is the same pre-funding scam used on social security & on many public pensions.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#26