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my issue is that everyone blames the USPS

Posted on: August 13, 2020 at 11:13:48 CT

meatiger MU

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Not saying they should not get any blame, but they are not truly independent to see if they would actually work or not.

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So wait, it's now voter suppression if the USPS isn't - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:10:57

The USPS is a mess for many reasons - meatiger MU - 8/13 10:50:46

correct, gov't bureaucracy kills all efficiency (nm) - Sal MU

- 8/13 11:08:16

my issue is that everyone blames the USPS - meatiger MU - 8/13 11:13:48

Of course they aren't independent - Sal MU

- 8/13 11:18:40

It is interesting that the Park service - meatiger MU - 8/13 11:47:34

Interesting how UPS and Fedex got CARES act money but USPS - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:16:13

The USPS gets bailed out every year - Spanky KU - 8/13 10:32:30

Because of the 75 year prefund requirement. Again, throw - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:46:22

Tax exempt organization(nm) - Spanky KU - 8/13 11:33:56

The Dems throw their own anchors - meatiger MU - 8/13 10:51:40

Lots of GOP like the post office also, since they primarily - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:54:25

I use USPS once a year - for Christmas cards (nm) - mizzouSECedes STL - 8/13 11:15:43

Because the usps is an absolute failure. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/13 10:27:34

Hey now. I like receiving useless junk mail 6 days a week. (nm) - Lerxst MU

- 8/13 11:19:02

USPS should be cut - kmawv8 MU - 8/13 10:28:34

I bet there's a few shares of Fedex in cheeto's mutual funds - dangertim MU

- 8/13 10:25:07

lol oh no(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 8/13 10:17:22

Have you thought this post through? (nm) - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:16:46

Yep. USPS is in trouble only because of the 75 year prefund - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:20:51

Good idea, eliminate the one govt fully funded pension. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/13 10:28:22

Spoken like someone who doesn't know jack about federal - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:38:37

I do. they are terrible, and underfunded. States are worse. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/13 10:45:11

Nice Wikipedia, but only CSRS had any issues, and it now - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:52:15

two socialists arguing over stolen money. cute (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/13 11:05:18

Idiot who wants anarchists arguing over his dead corpse. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/13 12:25:22

"It's their fault" - kmawv8 MU - 8/13 10:12:08

Congress shouldn't have required USPS to prefund 75 yrs - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:18:29

you're finally catching on - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:19:49

No no no. This like saying to Usain Bolt, here, carry this - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:23:59

No, it's not like that at all - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:25:27

You put an anchor around the USPS in 2006, and then - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:29:20

lol it's not a party line issue - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:30:56

The USPS has run on its own for 50 years. They technically - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:42:51

Yes, gov't is inefficient (nm) - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:43:59

he defends all govt, except department of defense, that way. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/13 10:32:38

I agree with you, government can't run anything right - kmawv8 MU - 8/13 10:26:32

I know he's not saying that - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:33:20

Its only a party line issue because one party wants to kill - SparkyStalcup MU - 8/13 10:45:02

lol (nm) - Sal MU

- 8/13 11:07:34

Well, in this discussion he was pointing to one specific - kmawv8 MU - 8/13 10:35:32

It's a party line issue for him - Sal MU

- 8/13 10:36:48

Sparky wants to eliminate one rule, keep all govt benefits. - RHAYWORTH MU - 8/13 10:30:36