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Cummings: Postal Service cuts would hurt minority groups, single mothers
The Hill ^ | 2/09/13 | Cameron Joseph

Posted on 02/09/2013 7:13:37 AM PST by Libloather

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To: Libloather
I had to double check and make sure this wasn't a satire.

Gee, how many "minorities" will be affected by the Defense cuts and proceeding layoffs? Won't a lot of those laid off be "minorities", or will all those laid off from Defense cuts be white males? So who cares about them, right?

Distraction and deflection. Typical Lefty tactic. Sequestration was zero's idea. Now, all of a sudden, he doesn't want it? Didn't think the Repubs would go through with it? Repubs and Right-leaning commentators need to mention that sequestration was zero's idea every chance they get - like every other sentence. Low-information voters have thick heads, tin ears, and mushy brains - it takes a lot to get through to them (and keep it simple!!).

41 posted on 02/09/2013 9:32:41 AM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: Bryanw92
...............assist her in her goals of turning the USPS into the Pony Express minus the horse while she demands bigger budgets for “innovation research” each and every year. hay and oats!
42 posted on 02/09/2013 9:59:09 AM PST by varon (USA Nationalist)
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To: Libloather

Hey LL, you need to “dial up” Muawiyah” our resident FR minority rep for the USPS to tell us all why good old Elijah is right on the money! Surprised he’s not already posted a diatribe in support of keeping everyone over at the USPS on the dole!
Personally, if it weren’t for the Constitutional requirement for a Post Office, I’d favor shutting the whole thing down. But then what would we do with the 500,000 odd government “sponges” that would have to live on their generous government pensions? And just think how it would affect the auto industry not having to build all those funny jeep thingies they drive around in! What a dilemma!


43 posted on 02/09/2013 10:08:49 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Rusty0604

” If they had their way we would still be using operators to connect our telephone calls.”

And the streets would be covered with horse manure!


44 posted on 02/09/2013 10:12:41 AM PST by vette6387
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To: Libloather
Postal Service cuts would hurt minority groups, single mothers

Noted!

Perhaps they should hire some new non-minority employees for the expressed purpose of cutting them so some idiot of a Congressman won't make a fool of himself.

45 posted on 02/09/2013 10:35:03 AM PST by MosesKnows
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To: Iron Munro

“We need all the minorities and women to keep things running because all the white guys are goofy and incompetent. At least all of those on TV and in the government.”

Really; I don’t know why they don’t see this as an admission that running a business with a bunch of tokens is just impossible. Any company with a workforce of similar composition failed decades ago...


46 posted on 02/09/2013 10:42:41 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Nea Wood

“How about the white people who were turned down for those jobs in the first place because of their race? Oh, nobody cares about them.”

That’s right, and as that affirmative action atmosphere (”hire x number of minorities and women or we’ll sue you”) spread throughout the private sector we’ve reached a point where any white man in a position is good at it. Any that weren’t were replaced with a token years ago.

The flip side of that is that as that any female or “preferred” minority is suspect until they prove themselves; until then they are useless window-dressing tokens.


47 posted on 02/09/2013 10:46:53 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: traditional1

“You were HIRED because you were minority....you will be dismissed because you’re a wothless Union slug.”

The lean economy has forced most companies in the private sector to cut loose the dead wood in the last few years; a lot of tokens that had deluded themselves that they had/contributed value received a slap of reality. Now in the tight job market they realize how useless they are. I’ve received resumes from some that include “African Student Union”, “Hispanic Student Association” and such in the forlorn hopes that anybody cares anymore.


48 posted on 02/09/2013 10:50:30 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: txrefugee

“Obviously, the USPS has been operating as a government make-work program. No wonder it’s sinking, with all this dead wood on board.”

When Obama was first elected I stopped smoking (lasted a long time at it) to starve the beast of taxes; when he was re-elected I started online bill payments to do my part in reducing the fed workforce.

I can’t tell you how satisfying it is to see so many Obama voters kicked to the curb; to Hell with them.


49 posted on 02/09/2013 10:53:45 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: reg45

“Since any job cuts will be based upon lower seniority, only the old white guys will be left.”

Nice; any white guys I know who went to work for the Post Office 20 years ago left after a few years. They couldn’t stand the atmosphere.


50 posted on 02/09/2013 10:56:23 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic war against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Libloather

Cummings obviously doesn’t give a damn about the other 60%, presumably WHITE employees that may suffer.

Racist SOB!


51 posted on 02/09/2013 11:21:23 AM PST by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: who knows what evil?

No snow in Central Florida also NO MAIL!
The only thing i usually got in Saturday mail was Doctors’ bills, mailed Thursday.
I ordered office supplies from Staples 02/07/2013, 12:45pm and they were in my hands, by UPS at 2:15pm 02/08/13. If Staples relied on USPS then I might have got them Monday 0212/13!
Government efficiency at its best!


52 posted on 02/09/2013 11:34:56 AM PST by GOYAKLA (Waiting for the Golden Screw to be removed from Obama's navel and his a$$ falls off!)
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To: bushbuddy

We could gut the IRS and keep the USPS like it is. How would Elijah like that proposal? /s


53 posted on 02/09/2013 11:43:41 AM PST by kcvl
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To: babygene

“It has nothing to do with providing a service that people are willing to pay for.”

You have it! That is how everyone in DC thinks. That’s the problem!


54 posted on 02/09/2013 11:46:58 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Libloather; mickie
They all voted for Obama anyway.

Tough rocks if they end up in the dead letter office.

Leni

55 posted on 02/09/2013 11:51:13 AM PST by MinuteGal
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To: Libloather

It’s false that downsizing would affect disproportionately affect minorities because the Postal Service has a “no layoff” policy. People leave through normal attrition, buyouts, and retirement.

What the complaint is about is that the unions will have fewer Obama/H. Clinton voters in the future workforce to replace the ones leaving.


56 posted on 02/09/2013 12:18:52 PM PST by Rybashka
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To: kearnyirish2
Really; I don’t know why they don’t see this as an admission that running a business with a bunch of tokens is just impossible. Any company with a workforce of similar composition failed decades ago...

Notice how the whole country seems to be sliding down the P.C. toilet?

It seems that almost nothing gets done correctly the first time - or the first two or three times. Sometimes I just give up and do without or go back to doing it myself where possible.

We now have more people walking around with college degrees than ever before but seem to have fewer competent people.

57 posted on 02/09/2013 1:15:41 PM PST by Iron Munro (I miss America, don't you?)
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To: Libloather

“Single mothers hardest hit’’. Has Laz been at it again?


58 posted on 02/09/2013 1:20:52 PM PST by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: jmacusa

“I’m a very charitable kind of guy, I do a lot of work with single mothers, I help them to get their start.” - Steve Martin


59 posted on 02/09/2013 1:24:34 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Libloather
"You're talking about just this reduction … from six days to five days will cut anywhere from 25,000 to 30,000 employees.

Can anyone tell me of another business that cut their service 16.7 % (one day of six, which is pretty much not needed) that needs to cut 30,000 jobs out of 583,000 employees...?

Privatize the post office and it will be solvent in 18 months...

60 posted on 02/09/2013 1:47:02 PM PST by Popman
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