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In reply to the discussion: Senate Seeks Ways To Save Ailing US Postal Service [View all]SaveAmerica
(5,342 posts)18. Anyone tight with a Congressperson? Get a dozen of them on board to reverse this ASAP!!
Let's say they get this next temporary save. We should set up a place here on DU to keep track of DUers who are in talks with their Congressperson until we have a decent number of them who agree to work on it.
Ten years from the passing of this act is only 4 years away, where is that money? What will happen to it if the Post Office folds? Why can't that money be used to fix the Post Office's deficits?
Signed, someone whose husband works in the PO and has been looking for a job JIC and has a dark vision of the future that involves a no-bid contract and more money in Dick Cheney's pocket.
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Oh, BULLSHIT. They know exactly how to save the USPS--don't make them fund retirement all
Nay
Apr 2012
#1
The USPS did not fund it's pension from 08/2011 through 11/2011 and still lost billions
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#19
1.) Sell it to Halliburton. 2.) Require that everyone spend $200 a month in stamps.
MisterP
Apr 2012
#2
The USPS did not fund it's pension from 08/2011 through 11/2011 and still lost billions
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#20
Unfortunately, that is the only time period for which they did not fund their pension.
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#26
A tax on email? I suspect that would go over as well as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#32
I don't see why it wouldn't be feasible. Even just one cent per email would go a long way?
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#33
And how do you propose to tax it? What about the free emailers? How about IMs? Tax them to?
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#34
The USPS did not fund it's pension from 08/2011 through 11/2011 and still lost billions
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#21
Thanks for bringing this up again. It's so unfair what they've done to the USPS.
freshwest
Apr 2012
#13
Thanks for bringing it into real focus. I hadn't considered Step 3, but of COURSE you're right!
Judi Lynn
Apr 2012
#17
The USPS did not fund it's pension from 08/2011 through 11/2011 and still lost billions
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#22
Anyone tight with a Congressperson? Get a dozen of them on board to reverse this ASAP!!
SaveAmerica
Apr 2012
#18
The USPS did not fund it's pension from 08/2011 through 11/2011 and still lost billions
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#24
Already spiraling by then, in '10 they fired everyone on my husband's shift at distribution ctr
SaveAmerica
Apr 2012
#28
Rally in Charlotte, NC to get Senators to create amendments to Act that will help USPS
SaveAmerica
Apr 2012
#29