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roxy1234

(117 posts)
19. Do you by any chance have a vote
Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:02 PM
Feb 2013

call from the house and senate? I would like to see who exactly voted for it and who voted against it. Either way, we can now see the catastrophic result of the bill and people need to start repealing it. Mind you, I didn't say fixing it, it needs to be scratched.

What a Crock of Shit montanacowboy Feb 2013 #1
+100 Exultant Democracy Feb 2013 #9
Thanks! grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #25
Exactly my cousin is the senior carrier in this part of the county... Historic NY Feb 2013 #31
With the 75 year funding. The post offices starts each fical year 8.5 billion in the hole. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #45
That's actually remarkable since the congressional mandated pre funding of health care tularetom Feb 2013 #2
Why did Democrats support the bill? former9thward Feb 2013 #6
Apparently what they supported prevented a COMPLETE PRIVATIZATION of USPS sketchy Feb 2013 #8
They didn't have to support it unanimously in the Senate magellan Feb 2013 #15
Do you by any chance have a vote roxy1234 Feb 2013 #19
This thread discusses the votes, with links magellan Feb 2013 #20
Thanks for the link roxy1234 Feb 2013 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author magellan Feb 2013 #20
Yeah, I dont get that either.. DCBob Feb 2013 #26
Oh, here is the link I was looking for sketchy Feb 2013 #24
ENTIRELY... gcomeau Feb 2013 #3
The democrats are equally at fault, so blame both parties. Travis_0004 Feb 2013 #36
Where are the stories on how much the Pentagon loses daily?? Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #4
+1000 /nt Ash_F Feb 2013 #44
'Competition from UPS, FedEx and other shippers' elleng Feb 2013 #5
As pushed by the PukeBaggers...if the USPS fails, you will just use UPS, FedEx or other such... SoapBox Feb 2013 #12
Right, of course; elleng Feb 2013 #14
Social reasons is a VERY strong rationale. aquart Feb 2013 #28
Yes but apparently its VERY expensive to maintain the small, rural post offices. elleng Feb 2013 #29
GFLWT...a first class letter will cost your at least $5 or perhaps $10... Historic NY Feb 2013 #32
UPS will charge $20 to send a birthday card. alarimer Feb 2013 #41
Another clueless fuckface blogger that does absolutely no research thelordofhell Feb 2013 #7
Not LOST. Was ROBBED by the GOP Congress and their anti-union, privatization sponsors. freshwest Feb 2013 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #11
On the flip side neffernin Feb 2013 #13
Until the bad guys They_Live Feb 2013 #35
I suppose that's what they did with SS neffernin Feb 2013 #37
There's been some pretty ignorant replies to that story, maybe some of us could help that out.... groundloop Feb 2013 #16
The post offices current fiscal situation is manufactured AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #17
Here's the Bill, and some explanation follows: elleng Feb 2013 #18
This year they had to borrow the money to pay for the 75 year pre-funding of healthcare librechik Feb 2013 #23
This story is bogus or doesn't tell the whole story. upaloopa Feb 2013 #27
People resort to Facebook and email these days Gentle-man Feb 2013 #30
most of the comments They_Live Feb 2013 #33
on the bright side, if I go away for the weekend, I wont have to ask the neighbor to get my mail. olddad56 Feb 2013 #34
What they won't tell you: Without the GOP poison pill, it would have had a $4 million a day profit. PSPS Feb 2013 #38
The bill was co-sponsored by two Democrats oberliner Feb 2013 #39
And? So the fuck what? Occulus Feb 2013 #42
It's not something that Republicans pushed through against the will of Democrats. oberliner Feb 2013 #46
Actually, yes it CAN; if they hadn't the GOP would have gone after voiding the unions' contracts. Occulus Feb 2013 #48
Democrats were in the majority at that time oberliner Feb 2013 #49
Whatever. Occulus Feb 2013 #50
Democrats had the power to stop that from happening oberliner Feb 2013 #51
Republicans still held both houses of Congress -- it was a lame duck session sketchy Feb 2013 #53
An exhaustive look at Democrats' involvement in this sketchy Feb 2013 #40
It went unnoticed BECAUSE IT ISN'T RELEVANT. Occulus Feb 2013 #43
Knowledge is Power, Occulus, and Sunlight is the best disinfectant sketchy Feb 2013 #47
I want the USPS saved... handmade34 Feb 2013 #52
+1 sketchy Feb 2013 #54
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