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In reply to the discussion: To those apathetic about the attack on the Post Office remember [View all]robinlynne
(15,481 posts)116. They are not. A law passed in 2006 requires that the post office have money on hold for 75 years of
penions payment sin teh future. THAT is not sustainable. It was passed by a republican congress. No other entity has such a requirement.
That law needs to be overturned and the Post OIffice will be fine.
The "unsustainable" is a cue for privatization.
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And just where does this extreme pension funding money go? Surrise... Wall Street!
Fla Dem
Feb 2013
#83
They are not allowed to expand their services to increase revenue (and compete with FexEx/UPS).
meeshrox
Feb 2013
#74
I've used USPS for next day delivery many times. When did they do away with it? n/t
ieoeja
Feb 2013
#119
The Postal Service has operated under a "break even" mandate ever since it was reorganized in 1971.
summerschild
Feb 2013
#108
Not that. It's Republican action plan to strangle government in all forms; ridiculous pension law:
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2013
#95
They are only unstustainably low because of the recent hostage takeover of them by
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#111
They are not. A law passed in 2006 requires that the post office have money on hold for 75 years of
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#116
think of the things that still get mailed - birth announcements wedding invitations.
hollysmom
Feb 2013
#3
as does our service! no receiving netflix on saturdays!!!! the most important movie of the week i.
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#117
I've been screaming at and about those 2 1/2 day per weekers do nothing fuckwad privatizers
lonestarnot
Feb 2013
#5
and we also need to remember that this is not just about the post office
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#7
Think of how many middle class fucking jobs they will take down sons a bitches.
lonestarnot
Feb 2013
#24
You sound a little to excited to end that sentence in a preposition for my ass.
lonestarnot
Feb 2013
#139
I'm retired Postal (with almost 33 years). For at least 25 of those years we lived with the
summerschild
Feb 2013
#151
this wan't even an issue until they made them start making prepayments
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#17
Actually, the ability of Congress to "establish Post Offices and post roads"
Art_from_Ark
Feb 2013
#138
gee maybe the head of our party could make a big deal about this.... yeah right nt
msongs
Feb 2013
#10
And just think what the big boys will charge when they no longer have to compete with the USPS.
Starry Messenger
Feb 2013
#14
The best thing anyone can do for the USPS is vote the god damn tea party out of Congress.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#38
Who cares who it started with? Get rid of the god damned tea party and maybe we can fix it.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#90
I'm for that- as long as we do not primary any centrist DEMS who voted for the pension requirement.
Dr Fate
Feb 2013
#150
Whatever you think of the post office, there are two things that should be remembered.
PDJane
Feb 2013
#30
They're typically like hard cardboard envelopes. Most of the time 8x10 sized prints go in there,
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#45
I'm working in a very niche segment of the equine photography "industry". I take very specific
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#50
Yes, having been involved with showing horses of several performance types over the years,
maddiemom
Feb 2013
#85
Rural communities (i.e. Republican voters) would be especially screwed by the loss of the USPS
bluestateguy
Feb 2013
#42
I'm a former rural letter carrier and a former United Parcel Service supervisor.
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#59
Yes, but the Republican trick of forcing them to pre-fund retirement for 75 years
flamingdem
Feb 2013
#60
And that's the problem, you want unprofitable offices to stay open and someone else to pay for them
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#148
I thought I read they'll still be doing package deliveries on Saturdays
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#66
Everyone talking about the price of postage has completely missed the point...
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2013
#68
i do ebay AND i send MISSIVES. i decided i am gonna write to an elderly relative
pansypoo53219
Feb 2013
#102
I really need and ask that everything use it. The other prices are out of many people's reach.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#110
I really think a DVD is now $5.05 unless I did something wrong when I checked out USPS.
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#112
Privatizing it would not make it cheaper. They would just make it a little cheaper than Fed-ed and
Maraya1969
Feb 2013
#147
Also, the DEM congress that followed the lame-duck GOP congress TRIED to repeal the pension rqmt.
Dr Fate
Feb 2013
#130
They did not, do not, will not have the votes for that. The important thing is that they tried.
Dr Fate
Feb 2013
#149
Once the Post Office goes, you can expect to pay a lot more to send a letter or package.
alarimer
Feb 2013
#142