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Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:47 AM

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2. K&R for the goddamn truth.

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59 replies	Author	Time	Post
It's not the Internet: The real reason the post office is struggling [View all]	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	OP
k/r	marmar	Apr 2012	#1
The post office is the largest company in America next to Walmart--and it's a UNIONIZED gov't agency	live love laugh	Apr 2012	#49
K&R for the goddamn truth.	Brickbat	Apr 2012	#2
Thanks for the thread, Uncle Joe. Nt	xchrom	Apr 2012	#3
And they put the pre-paid funds into the general treasury where it is spent like everything else.	dkf	Apr 2012	#4
messed up	108vcd	Apr 2012	#5
Voter Suppression.	earthside	Apr 2012	#6
actually	oldhippydude	Apr 2012	#10
Will the deal include the pre-funded health plan	seleff	Apr 2012	#52
Thank you. +1. This is another part of the greatest robbery in history. K&R. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#7
Exactly!	obxhead	Apr 2012	#8
So the USPS just began losing money in 2006? nt	Snake Alchemist	Apr 2012	#9
Personally I don't believe it makes a difference whether they were making a profit or not,	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#12
Yes, but it's a littly silly to suggest that the pension is the main reason the USPS is losing money	Snake Alchemist	Apr 2012	#14
2011 is after 2006	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#17
And your point is? nt	Snake Alchemist	Apr 2012	#20
there is one key thing both of you seem to be overlooking for what might also be part of the loss.	cstanleytech	Apr 2012	#27
FedEx, UPS and DHL	druidity33	Apr 2012	#34
And urban too	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#44
they didn't pre-fund the pensions from June to November of last year? How did they get around that?	yodermon	Apr 2012	#24
Link	Snake Alchemist	Apr 2012	#26
You are confusing pension issues with healthcare pre-funding issues.	hay rick	Apr 2012	#38
Excellent point. Infrastructure rarely makes a profit directly. Nor should it.	RufusTFirefly	Apr 2012	#29
According to Thom Hartmann, yes	Mister Ed	Apr 2012	#40
K&R	G_j	Apr 2012	#11
One more thing Uncle Joe	malaise	Apr 2012	#13
K&R	Bigredhunk	Apr 2012	#15
True story.	sudopod	Apr 2012	#16
that's one of the most accurate picture of the relationship between business and government ever	yurbud	Apr 2012	#19
That's what Grover Norquist truly means	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#21
Is Grover Norquist part of a sleeper cell?	summerintx	Apr 2012	#50
K&R - Truth	SalviaBlue	Apr 2012	#18
So let me see if I understand this...	KansDem	Apr 2012	#22
Defunding is much, much cheaper than prefunding.	hay rick	Apr 2012	#39
Thanks for the post, Uncle Joe	RainDog	Apr 2012	#23
k&r	Starry Messenger	Apr 2012	#25
Enthusiastic K and R!!	RufusTFirefly	Apr 2012	#28
Thanks for the thread, Uncle Joe	Samantha	Apr 2012	#30
Thanks to everyone that read, posted, recced,	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#31
Wow! I didnt know about this	Vehl	Apr 2012	#32
And it's the internet. n/t	zappaman	Apr 2012	#33
Thanks, Uncle Joe.	Zorra	Apr 2012	#35
Here's another little know fact	BobbyBoring	Apr 2012	#36
Ok so why haven't Democrats done..	sendero	Apr 2012	#37
Because it wouldn't be triangulation nt	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#43
When the Democrats took over control of the House and Senate in 2007, they had other priorities.	Selatius	Apr 2012	#55
I keep arguing this same point	Curmudgeoness	Apr 2012	#41
I have a question for those of you with the stomach to still watch	senseandsensibility	Apr 2012	#42
The post office should offer email & broadband, w/ privacy protections	grahamhgreen	Apr 2012	#45
Bigtime K&R!	Bozita	Apr 2012	#46
That can't be right	Orrex	Apr 2012	#47
Not for nothing but...	hay rick	Apr 2012	#48
Gaah!	LASlibinSC	Apr 2012	#51
I pay a couple of bills online monthly	Iwillnevergiveup	Apr 2012	#53
Is this seriously new news to people?	harmonicon	Apr 2012	#54
How can exposing the calculation to destroy the post office further the lie that	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#58
Sorry - I should have been more clear.	harmonicon	Apr 2012	#59
One of the ironic things about this is the fact that the rural areas, at least in my state, which	libinnyandia	Apr 2012	#56
Yell it from the mountain tops!	tooeyeten	Apr 2012	#57

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