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In reply to the discussion: To those apathetic about the attack on the Post Office remember [View all]flamingdem
(39,313 posts)134. Good points, people don't know what we've got, the PO has been smeared
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To sum up: a unionized Federal workforce, whose productivity is at an all-time high, is among the worlds best examples of a real, modern, and affordable business. Imagine that. It must annoy the daylights out of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Michigan governor Rick Snyder.
So when you go to the post office this holiday season, and when you encounter your letter carrier, give them a big hello and thanks for their amazing service. You can even use my postage joke if you want. But dont sing.
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And just where does this extreme pension funding money go? Surrise... Wall Street!
Fla Dem
Feb 2013
#83
They are not allowed to expand their services to increase revenue (and compete with FexEx/UPS).
meeshrox
Feb 2013
#74
I've used USPS for next day delivery many times. When did they do away with it? n/t
ieoeja
Feb 2013
#119
The Postal Service has operated under a "break even" mandate ever since it was reorganized in 1971.
summerschild
Feb 2013
#108
Not that. It's Republican action plan to strangle government in all forms; ridiculous pension law:
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2013
#95
They are only unstustainably low because of the recent hostage takeover of them by
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#111
They are not. A law passed in 2006 requires that the post office have money on hold for 75 years of
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#116
think of the things that still get mailed - birth announcements wedding invitations.
hollysmom
Feb 2013
#3
as does our service! no receiving netflix on saturdays!!!! the most important movie of the week i.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#117
I've been screaming at and about those 2 1/2 day per weekers do nothing fuckwad privatizers
lonestarnot
Feb 2013
#5
and we also need to remember that this is not just about the post office
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#7
Think of how many middle class fucking jobs they will take down sons a bitches.
lonestarnot
Feb 2013
#24
You sound a little to excited to end that sentence in a preposition for my ass.
lonestarnot
Feb 2013
#139
I'm retired Postal (with almost 33 years). For at least 25 of those years we lived with the
summerschild
Feb 2013
#151
this wan't even an issue until they made them start making prepayments
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#17
Actually, the ability of Congress to "establish Post Offices and post roads"
Art_from_Ark
Feb 2013
#138
gee maybe the head of our party could make a big deal about this.... yeah right nt
msongs
Feb 2013
#10
And just think what the big boys will charge when they no longer have to compete with the USPS.
Starry Messenger
Feb 2013
#14
The best thing anyone can do for the USPS is vote the god damn tea party out of Congress.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#38
Who cares who it started with? Get rid of the god damned tea party and maybe we can fix it.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#90
I'm for that- as long as we do not primary any centrist DEMS who voted for the pension requirement.
Dr Fate
Feb 2013
#150
Whatever you think of the post office, there are two things that should be remembered.
PDJane
Feb 2013
#30
They're typically like hard cardboard envelopes. Most of the time 8x10 sized prints go in there,
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#45
I'm working in a very niche segment of the equine photography "industry". I take very specific
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#50
Yes, having been involved with showing horses of several performance types over the years,
maddiemom
Feb 2013
#85
Rural communities (i.e. Republican voters) would be especially screwed by the loss of the USPS
bluestateguy
Feb 2013
#42
I'm a former rural letter carrier and a former United Parcel Service supervisor.
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#59
Yes, but the Republican trick of forcing them to pre-fund retirement for 75 years
flamingdem
Feb 2013
#60
And that's the problem, you want unprofitable offices to stay open and someone else to pay for them
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#148
I thought I read they'll still be doing package deliveries on Saturdays
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#66
Everyone talking about the price of postage has completely missed the point...
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2013
#68
i do ebay AND i send MISSIVES. i decided i am gonna write to an elderly relative
pansypoo53219
Feb 2013
#102
I really need and ask that everything use it. The other prices are out of many people's reach.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#110
I really think a DVD is now $5.05 unless I did something wrong when I checked out USPS.
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#112
Privatizing it would not make it cheaper. They would just make it a little cheaper than Fed-ed and
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#147
Also, the DEM congress that followed the lame-duck GOP congress TRIED to repeal the pension rqmt.
Dr Fate
Feb 2013
#130
They did not, do not, will not have the votes for that. The important thing is that they tried.
Dr Fate
Feb 2013
#149
Once the Post Office goes, you can expect to pay a lot more to send a letter or package.
alarimer
Feb 2013
#142