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ProSense

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13. What?

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 04:31 PM

Feb 2013

"OK. I understand that you have no interest in allowing my mail carrier to spend the whole weekend with her family."

Here's the solution: Employ more people. Pay them more. Cut the work week to four days. That way people will have more time with their families and more people will have jobs that pay a decent wage.

Jobs. Jobs. Jobs.

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"Sen. Bernie Sanders...will oppose a U.S. Postal Service plan to end Saturday mail delivery." [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #1

Sanders should explain why he voted to require the pre-funding of pensions in the first place Freddie Stubbs Feb 2013 #2

I don't believe he did, can you prove it? xtraxritical Feb 2013 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Freddie Stubbs Feb 2013 #24

Why should mail carriers be forced to work on Saturdays? (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #3

Why ProSense Feb 2013 #4

People would die if hospitals were not staffed on Saturdays. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #6

You seem unaware that millions of Americans work on Saturday... ProSense Feb 2013 #8

Millions of people work on Sundays, too. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #9

"Millions of people work on Sundays, too. So why not force mail carriers to work on Sundays?" ProSense Feb 2013 #10

OK. I understand that you have no interest in allowing my mail carrier to spend the whole weekend Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #11

You are a transparent Aerows Feb 2013 #12

Hmmm. I hardly think, sir, that eliminating Saturday mail delivery equates to Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #14

Because it's about crushing wages and unions. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #20

What? ProSense Feb 2013 #13

I'm sure my mail carrier wants to work on Saturdays. athena Feb 2013 #16

Good news from Bernie! flamingdem Feb 2013 #5

Republicans supposedly want to end the Postal Service Aerows Feb 2013 #7

Yup, I can see it now. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #21

K & R freshwest Feb 2013 #15

Bernie! AzDar Feb 2013 #17

Republicans screwed this up like they do everything else they touch..stupid bullshit Jefferson23 Feb 2013 #18

Go Bernie! Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #19

Go Bernie!!! timdog44 Feb 2013 #22