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brentspeak

(18,290 posts)
14. Not quite clear what you're trying to say
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 03:21 PM
Feb 2013


The article you reference in your OP under 'between 60%-110%', http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/10/1350432220.html, is a letter to an editor.


The writer of that particular piece was expressing a simple fact, not an opinion. Rates for First Class International have indeed risen between 60%-110%. The PRC's own filing notice low-balls the figure at 58.6%, with actual rates encountered by consumers exceeding 100%, and those actual rates are confirmed and listed within the PRC filing notice on page 86.

I'm not sure why you quoted that bit about the Parcel Post rate increase because it has nothing to do with the First Class International rate increase. And as for your opinion concerning Ruth Goldway -- all I can say is that anyone who reads an official bio blurb and concludes from it that a bureaucrat or politician must be a "pretty cool" person, exempted from real scrutiny, probably doesn't deserve the right to vote.
Pardon me jehop61 Feb 2013 #1
The USPS is an independent, not private, agency of the US government brentspeak Feb 2013 #4
What does President Obama have to do with the Post Office? n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #2
Answer: brentspeak Feb 2013 #3
That's not an answer. ProSense Feb 2013 #5
Typical obfuscation on your part brentspeak Feb 2013 #21
Stop highlighting stuff you don't understand. ProSense Feb 2013 #22
Instead, I posted stuff brentspeak Feb 2013 #25
LOL! ProSense Feb 2013 #26
The reality is that Obama's own PRC chairman brentspeak Feb 2013 #27
2 of 5 members of Board of Governors were appointed by President Obama. elleng Feb 2013 #38
I call bullshit. The people were nominated based upon experience. You are implying that bluestate10 Feb 2013 #68
So the USPS is going down and your main concern is that Pres Obama shouldnt be blamed? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #9
I see ProSense Feb 2013 #11
So do you approve of the price hikes or not? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #15
Why exactly do you think I would agree with the price hikes? ProSense Feb 2013 #20
I guess I didnt know since your only comment was about the President. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #34
Well, this thread ProSense Feb 2013 #39
If the price hikes reflect the true cost of delivering the packages, YES. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #69
This has nothing to do with me. These prices hikes will affect small businesses rhett o rick Feb 2013 #72
our public institutions are disappearing before our very eyes and democrats are silent liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #12
Seems to me that a lot of the Democratic politicians are satisfied with the argument that it isnt rhett o rick Feb 2013 #16
No, it is obvious the OP wants to make sure he gets blamed treestar Feb 2013 #17
What "longstanding problems" does the OP poster have? nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #36
I don't think that's a tariff ("tax" or "duty" on imports/exports) bhikkhu Feb 2013 #6
The rate increase will not improve USPS' finances brentspeak Feb 2013 #28
Your examples are about as skewed as they could be bhikkhu Feb 2013 #37
I can tell right away that you have no experience in this area at all brentspeak Feb 2013 #41
I suppose you have a good point as far as ebay sellers bhikkhu Feb 2013 #46
blame the President for Teabagger destruction? sigmasix Feb 2013 #7
So you are saying that raising these prices is a good move? Or a bad move but not the Pres fault?nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #10
wishing on a star sigmasix Feb 2013 #18
I want the damage done by the teabaggers undone. I said nothing shining blame on the President. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #35
the only game being played sigmasix Feb 2013 #47
I dont appreciate posters that call me names and lie about what I said. Please just go away. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #61
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #62
It is not my OP. Now go annoy someone else. You will be my first ignore. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #64
200 years ago the USPS was the only game in town, DreamGypsy Feb 2013 #8
Not quite clear what you're trying to say brentspeak Feb 2013 #14
Even blaming Goldway seems ridiculous treestar Feb 2013 #19
"And the small business angle you brought in yourself. It will affect everyone." brentspeak Feb 2013 #23
everything is cheaper in bulk treestar Feb 2013 #44
President Obama has nothing to do with the downfall of the USPS... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #13
He already won re-election. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #24
Well, this is just ProSense Feb 2013 #29
Let me be the one to say it .... Trajan Feb 2013 #30
SMALL businesses are trying to "wipe out decent wages for US workers"??? brentspeak Feb 2013 #31
Yeah ... Not only do they despise decent wages and compensation for workers Trajan Feb 2013 #32
This is...er, uh... brentspeak Feb 2013 #33
i've literally seen it all datasuspect Feb 2013 #63
OMG: President Obama ProSense Feb 2013 #40
Probably because brentspeak Feb 2013 #42
You should ProSense Feb 2013 #43
Well, I do imagine the staff at Obama PR headquarters brentspeak Feb 2013 #49
"I do imagine the staff at Obama PR headquarters-- where you work at" ProSense Feb 2013 #50
You mean there's another conspiracy afloat? treestar Feb 2013 #45
So Obama posted those threads about stamp price increases himself? brentspeak Feb 2013 #48
Even with a rate increase, USPS international rates stomp UPS and Fedex. Hoyt Feb 2013 #51
No, the new rates are only marginally cheaper than UPS and FedEx brentspeak Feb 2013 #52
I've shipped a number of musical instruments overseas and UPS/FEX rates are prohibitive and Hoyt Feb 2013 #58
This rate changes involves lightweight items brentspeak Feb 2013 #59
Are you sure volume will decrease that much. In any event, sorry you are impacted. Hoyt Feb 2013 #60
I guess it's all part of trying to make the USPS profitable? Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #53
The Postal Service isn't supposed to make a profit brentspeak Feb 2013 #54
Oh, that's right. Well, make it break even, then? It must be in debt, since costs have exceeded Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #75
There should be no such THING as "profit" for the USPS, as there is none with NASA, the DoD, FEMA, WinkyDink Feb 2013 #55
You're right! I forgot that for a sec! nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #76
"I don't really understand the pension prepayment funding issue." hay rick Feb 2013 #57
I see. I thought it was the health care portion of pensions. That sucks. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #74
Since USPS doesn't own any airplanes, haven't their contracted costs gone up with energy prices? FarCenter Feb 2013 #56
Not sure how it will devastate online sellers - lynne Feb 2013 #65
maybe the op would rather we raise the cost of a first class stamp to better reflect costs in other rdking647 Feb 2013 #66
Considering the amount of money the are hemorrhaging I'm ok with this. bamacrat Feb 2013 #67
Obama also changed the formula for envelope glue so that it tastes yuckier Orrex Feb 2013 #70
That's a lick too far! He just lost my vote in 2016! nt pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #71
i smell FAIL in this OP... dionysus Feb 2013 #73
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