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The Northerner
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Tue May-17-11 05:35 PM Original message |
U.S. Postal Service in dire financial straits: Postmaster |
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Vinca
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Tue May-17-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. If we had single-payer they wouldn't have to come up with it. |
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Abq_Sarah
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Tue May-17-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. The USPS has overfunded the CSRS |
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Pab Sungenis
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Tue May-17-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Simple. De-privatize the USPS. |
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emilyg
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Tue May-17-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yep. |
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WinkyDink
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Tue May-17-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Oh, but Repubs would argue this would HURT UPS & FedEx. |
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arbusto_baboso
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Tue May-17-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Exactly. These troubles didn't start until privatization. |
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al_liberal
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Tue May-17-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why not let them raise rates? |
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jtrockville
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Tue May-17-11 11:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I wondered the same thing. |
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Fool Count
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Wed May-18-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Precisely. Australia Post charges 60 cents (~ 64 cents US) |
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DCBob
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Tue May-17-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well, it is costly to handle and deliver billions of pieces of junk mail everyday.. |
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live love laugh
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Tue May-17-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. It's marketing. If businesses choose to spend their $$$ to reach |
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DCBob
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Wed May-18-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Would if be ok to airdrop tons of markerting materials every day on every city in America? |
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live love laugh
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Wed May-18-11 12:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I think that would be littering. I believe that you see junk mail the same way, but |
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DCBob
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Wed May-18-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. It's basically the same thing to me... the trash end ups scattered all over the place.. |
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customerserviceguy
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Tue May-17-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. So, they're going to play games with the postal workers' retirements |
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tammywammy
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Tue May-17-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. There's plenty of retirement money already |
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customerserviceguy
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Tue May-17-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yeah, that's the excuse that state governments used |
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tammywammy
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Tue May-17-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I suggest reading the second link I put up |
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live love laugh
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Wed May-18-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Absolutely right tammy. Bush and the Republicants started pillaging the Postal Svc. nt |
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arikara
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Tue May-17-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sounds to me like |
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Rex
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Wed May-18-11 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
17. And again, more people getting fucked over that put in decades |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed May-18-11 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
19. Just as planned by Republicans |
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