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limpyhobbler

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8. We should never let private special interests take over the mail system to operate for their own

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 03:34 AM

Apr 2012

personal profit. That's nothing but theft. One thing is for sure: they don't care about us, they are just in it for the money. Mail delivery is to important to turn over to people of such low moral character.

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ALEC/Koch Cabal Pursuing Privatization of the US Postal Service for UPS and FedEx… [View all] Galraedia Apr 2012 OP

Destroy America, it's the American way! n/t upi402 Apr 2012 #1

Benjamin Franklin was a appointed by the British government to be JDPriestly Apr 2012 #2

Of course, we weren't the US when the British appointed him postmaster Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #3

Actually Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress Galraedia Apr 2012 #5

That was later. Before that, way back when, Franklin was appointed by JDPriestly Apr 2012 #9

Wouldn't we have to amend the constitution to dump the post office? aquart Apr 2012 #4

Oh, joy. This will really work. n/t Boabab Apr 2012 #6

Darrell Issa is not our congressmen. cyclezealot Apr 2012 #7

We should never let private special interests take over the mail system to operate for their own limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #8

Take action against ALEC here... Snarkoleptic Apr 2012 #10

I'm not looking forward to this at all. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #11

Wonder who they hired in Oklahoma? lonestarnot Apr 2012 #12

One of the top ten donors to the 2008 Obama presidential run was the unions Samantha Apr 2012 #13

K & R AzDar Apr 2012 #14

After everything in this country is privatized aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #15

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2012 #16

Why does Fed Ex and UPS want 1st class mail? BiggJawn Apr 2012 #17

And less pay for government workers - improves the economy how? Initech Apr 2012 #18