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1 posted on 01/15/2013 6:31:01 PM PST by Steelfish
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Another taxpayer-funded black hole. Time to put the postal service out of its misery. Or turn it over to a private company.


2 posted on 01/15/2013 6:36:48 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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..after years of bloated government buck passing and waste, efficient competition in the private sector wins every time.
I still have a mail person who can’t, or will not read, maybe just lazy,....... I get the wrong mail mixed in with mine.


3 posted on 01/15/2013 6:40:28 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Well, all of you anti USPS folks really don’t understand the issue and that is too bad. I still believe the USPS is the best bang for the buck anywhere, especially since congress has tied their hands and will not let them run as a commercial enterprise. You will get your way I suspect, but you will regret it.


5 posted on 01/15/2013 6:43:34 PM PST by vet7279
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Who sends mail anymore?

About the only thing that needs delivering are packages. I know some people send letters, but it’s definitely a fraction of a fraction of what used to be sent.


6 posted on 01/15/2013 6:44:14 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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The USPS is an anachronism and union make-work organization. Cut off their Federal loans, revoke their monopoly on First Class mail, and let the market decide whether they live or die.


11 posted on 01/15/2013 7:14:12 PM PST by dinodino
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“...the post office has paid in $330bn for benefits, but the Office of Personnel Management recently told Williams that it will need $394bn to satisfy the legal requirement. “

The Postal Employees Retirement funds are sitting in that slightly smaller lock box, right next to that Social Security lock box that ensures every American’s comfortable old age happily ever-after.


13 posted on 01/15/2013 7:20:39 PM PST by RFEngineer
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If they fire my incredibly stupid carrier, I’ll send them a $20!


15 posted on 01/15/2013 7:26:12 PM PST by meyer (When people fear the government, you have Tyranny)
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I wish they would just go ahead and do it....we hear this year after year....

how can a company allow itself to lose $16 billion in a year?....

they should have knocked off one day delivery, or went to more part timers, or raised their prices or gee, maybe just cut the salaries and pensions???

27 posted on 01/15/2013 8:32:51 PM PST by cherry
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time to let it die


29 posted on 01/15/2013 8:58:14 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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Buy a bunch of Forever stamps before the prices rise on Jan 27.


30 posted on 01/15/2013 9:18:18 PM PST by Ciexyz
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usps can’t make it now, even when much of their long-haul mail delivery between hubs, is already handled by ups and fedex.


31 posted on 01/15/2013 10:49:00 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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I am so sick of my money paying for huge pensions. Make them worry about retirement like the rest of us.


35 posted on 01/16/2013 4:02:52 AM PST by EnquiringMind
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