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TheProgressive

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10. Agreed. We have to get Congress to change this USPS poison pill.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:19 PM

Feb 2013

Stopping Saturday delivery only saves $2B. So when you think about it -
all this does is 'draw the first blood' to destroying the USPS (by cutting services).

These people are disgusting.

I have a special place for the USPS - my dad was a letter carrier.

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Postal service pre funding requirement. [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 OP

Are there any petitions for Saturday delivery? PADemD Feb 2013 #1

If Issa could do it, he'd have it closed, done, and privatized nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #2

Where did you get the 1.5 B surplus? TheProgressive Feb 2013 #3

The big Eddie show tonight nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #4

I think he used data prior to close of books 9.30.2012 TheProgressive Feb 2013 #5

I have heard this data as late as two weeks ago nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #7

Agreed. We have to get Congress to change this USPS poison pill. TheProgressive Feb 2013 #10

My husband works at the processing plant. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #11

And once the Post Office is closed . . . brush Feb 2013 #6

My hope is, it finally wakes up Americans to the stinking fascism. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #8

NPR covered the Sat. closing and talked all about USPS problems but OMITTED this MAJOR one CurtEastPoint Feb 2013 #9

That is so telling nt flamingdem Feb 2013 #12

Amazing, isn't it? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #13

K & R AzDar Feb 2013 #14