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Sat May-28-11 08:49 AM
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| 12. AND use the post office as an example for the privatization of schools... |
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there are many .... MANY.... things the government does better.
1) The Post Office
2) The Prisons
3) The Schools
4) The military
and, dare I say it...
5) HEALTH CARE
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| -The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse |
xchrom |
May-28-11 08:00 AM |
#0 |
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A dinosaur ready for extinction.. |
DCBob |
May-28-11 08:04 AM |
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Words of Wisdom, DCBob |
Countdown_3_2_1 |
May-28-11 08:50 AM |
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There is no problem with the postal service that intelligent legislation can't fix. |
fasttense |
May-29-11 07:35 AM |
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quit delivering the damn junk mail. |
mopinko |
May-28-11 08:57 AM |
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I love that idea |
Capitalocracy |
May-28-11 08:10 PM |
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That may be the only think keeping them afloat. n/t |
rucky |
May-28-11 08:16 PM |
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Two problems with that |
jmowreader |
May-29-11 11:28 PM |
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the USPS's survival depends on overwhelming us with nuisance junk mail |
CreekDog |
May-30-11 12:27 PM |
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agreed and also it's a waste |
CreekDog |
May-30-11 12:24 PM |
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Name removed |
May-28-11 02:46 PM |
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The Dinosaur didn't die, the swift, small winged Dinosaurs |
alfredo |
May-28-11 09:36 PM |
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This is such a faked crisis, much like the fake crisis over Medicare and Social Security. |
fasttense |
May-29-11 07:31 AM |
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You are correct! |
RegieRocker |
May-30-11 12:05 PM |
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1. junk mail is keeping USPS alive 2. USPS is cheapest and best mail system in the world |
underpants |
May-29-11 07:35 AM |
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junk mail is a monumental waste of money, resources and effort.. |
DCBob |
May-29-11 07:55 AM |
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I wasn't justifying junk mail |
underpants |
May-29-11 08:46 AM |
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I think junk mail should be treated in a similar way as email spam. |
DCBob |
May-29-11 08:54 AM |
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oh please --pay to stop stuff i don't want? |
CreekDog |
May-30-11 12:30 PM |
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amen!!! |
CreekDog |
May-30-11 12:28 PM |
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+1 |
appal_jack |
May-30-11 11:55 AM |
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De-privatize it. |
Pab Sungenis |
May-28-11 08:09 AM |
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+1 |
xchrom |
May-28-11 08:11 AM |
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Absolutely |
WhiteTara |
May-28-11 08:15 AM |
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USPS is not federal? |
The Backlash Cometh |
May-28-11 08:45 AM |
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That might work but the GOP will block it of course. |
DCBob |
May-28-11 08:15 AM |
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yes, |
obxhead |
May-28-11 09:15 AM |
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The party that waves the constitution around without reading it. |
MattBaggins |
May-29-11 10:47 PM |
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The private sector doesn't want it |
jmowreader |
May-29-11 11:33 PM |
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+1 |
Donnachaidh |
May-28-11 08:39 AM |
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AND use the post office as an example for the privatization of schools... |
loudsue |
May-28-11 08:49 AM |
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Absolutely! +1 (nt) |
scarletwoman |
May-28-11 09:21 AM |
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+ |
kickysnana |
May-28-11 09:27 AM |
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spot on... |
madrchsod |
May-28-11 09:31 AM |
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Or the other way.... |
Cid_B |
May-28-11 09:39 AM |
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That will eliminate universal service. n/t |
Occulus |
May-29-11 10:38 PM |
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Too bad we have a Constitution that says otherwise. |
MattBaggins |
May-29-11 10:49 PM |
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+1 |
XanaDUer |
May-28-11 10:27 AM |
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It is not "privatized"... |
SDuderstadt |
May-28-11 10:46 AM |
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+100. they deliberately wrecked it so they could eliminate it. |
Hannah Bell |
May-28-11 02:45 PM |
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it's not wrecked, profit is off by a margin less than 10% but |
KurtNYC |
May-28-11 08:38 PM |
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by "wrecked" i mean the so-called "reform" of 1970. |
Hannah Bell |
May-28-11 09:03 PM |
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and by "deliberate", you mean...? |
zappaman |
May-28-11 10:02 PM |
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May-28-11 10:04 PM |
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ok |
zappaman |
May-28-11 10:07 PM |
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IIRC, after the strikes of the 70s, some postal managers |
Occulus |
May-30-11 10:28 AM |
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+ 10! |
bluesmail |
May-29-11 08:17 PM |
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We would not want to lose the USPS... |
kentuck |
May-28-11 08:10 AM |
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That would not be good. |
RebelOne |
May-28-11 11:30 AM |
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Well, it'll take a Constitutional Ammendment to get rid of it, so.... |
Scuba |
May-28-11 08:38 AM |
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what a propaganda piece: |
Hannah Bell |
May-28-11 10:01 PM |
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Article 1 Section 8 of the constitution |
LiberalArkie |
May-28-11 08:43 AM |
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Trend Line of Decline |
earthside |
May-28-11 08:49 AM |
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+1 -- the usps is a canary in the coal mine. nt |
xchrom |
May-28-11 08:58 AM |
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This is no longer an essential service. |
Countdown_3_2_1 |
May-28-11 09:05 AM |
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There are large parts of the country not served by private |
quiller4 |
May-28-11 02:36 PM |
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They aren't cheaper either |
Johonny |
May-30-11 11:48 AM |
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+1 |
mmonk |
May-28-11 09:05 AM |
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+1000 for this post. It deserves it'sown thread. . . .n/t |
annabanana |
May-28-11 08:50 PM |
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USPS delivers mostly trash for lowball rates. raise the rates on the unwanted trash nt |
msongs |
May-28-11 09:00 AM |
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DEPrivatize, lower wages, cut back on the middle management BS... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
May-28-11 09:35 AM |
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The US Post Office is not a business. It is a utility. It should |
JDPriestly |
May-28-11 09:48 AM |
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And just imagine what the UPS and FedEx prices will be when the USPS is gone. |
kenny blankenship |
May-28-11 09:51 AM |
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So true. |
JDPriestly |
May-28-11 10:41 AM |
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So much misinformation-so little time. |
Scruffy1 |
May-28-11 09:53 AM |
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this is why people here are saying go back to the cabinet position it should be: |
xchrom |
May-28-11 10:25 AM |
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Thanks for the debunkment. I've heard that the USPS "crisis" is all phony RW accounting ... |
eppur_se_muova |
May-28-11 02:32 PM |
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+100. most of ups & fed ex's business, in fact, came in the wake of the PO "reform" |
Hannah Bell |
May-28-11 02:49 PM |
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you appear to be misinformed about your claims of "misinformation" |
DCBob |
May-28-11 11:33 PM |
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My lack of detail. I was talking letters only. |
Scruffy1 |
May-29-11 09:23 PM |
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"lack of detail".. huh?? How about admitting your statement was completely wrong.. |
DCBob |
May-30-11 10:04 AM |
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you think anything's okay for a buck |
CreekDog |
May-30-11 12:35 PM |
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IIRC a public post office is REQUIRED by the Constitution. |
Odin2005 |
May-28-11 02:42 PM |
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The Constitution give Congress power |
TheManInTheMac |
May-29-11 07:43 AM |
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Does this mean all my forever stamps are worth shit? |
Kurovski |
May-28-11 06:21 PM |
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Yes but please don't be upset |
nonperson |
May-30-11 10:33 AM |
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Meh. I heard the same "collapsing" crap when I started working for the USPS in 1967. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
May-28-11 08:17 PM |
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But there was no broad based internet usage in 1967 |
nonperson |
May-30-11 10:40 AM |
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Canada's is threatening to go on strike |
TrogL |
May-30-11 10:37 AM |
#69 |
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