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In reply to the discussion: Think tank to study privatizing most Postal Service operations [View all]Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,566 posts)58. You are right!
The Post Office gets a bad rap! Congress needs to change that riduculous rule and while we're at it, how did it pass in the first place, and even if first class mail is declining that isn't good enough to break up the PO and hand it over to private enterpise. Then the cost of a mailing to Miami from Seattle will be something like $5 instead of .45.............
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Actually I did mean neo-lib. Most repukes are neoliberals as far as I can tell.
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#19
Actually neo-liberalism's definition has not changed, Chomsky is using it correctly.
iemitsu
Jan 2013
#59
But I whole-heartedly agree with your analysis of the media and the idiotic funding requirements
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#20
The reason the USPS is suffering is by Congress's own doing: making them fund
CurtEastPoint
Jan 2013
#3
It's already efficient and inexpensive. It has to compete with private services already.
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#7
Competition is a two way street, buy yay for your enthusiasm. I like the spirit of your post. n/t
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#30
They really seem to long for a third world status for the US. It's so sad. n/t
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#39
Privitization never FAILS to make rich those who demanded the privitization.
amandabeech
Jan 2013
#17
get rid of the fucking pension funding requirement. The post office operated profitablly
upaloopa
Jan 2013
#26
If that's their logic, they should cut down defense/pentagon spending
ProfessionalLeftist
Jan 2013
#53