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Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery in bid to cut costs
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Posted on 02/06/2013 5:10:29 AM PST by Doogle
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..bout time
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:10:35 AM PST
by
Doogle
To: Chode
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:11:05 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Doogle
Did they also stop paying postal workers for Saturday?
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:16:07 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(I own a weapon to protect my family from those wanting to take that weapon away.)
To: Doogle
What they really need to do is get rid of 50% of all people associated with physical movement of the mail, and go to every-other-day delivery - half of all addresses get Monday-Wednesday-Friday delivery, the other half gets Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday delivery.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:17:54 AM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: DuncanWaring
Certainly the overly generous pay of postal employees ought to be reduced by 1/6th when this reduction of service kicks in.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:21:39 AM PST
by
txrefugee
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Doogle
Affirmative action for minorities is killing the USPS.
To: Doogle
Just open 1st Class mail delivery to free market competition. The law created the problem, undo the law.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:31:01 AM PST
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:31:51 AM PST
by
John W
(Viva Cristo Rey!)
To: txrefugee; Doogle
amazingly, the postal service workers have the best pay and benefits of all the federal employees! Their bloated benefits and employee numbers have brought about this dismal situation, along with poor competitive practices and outdated practices.
I’m ok w/ M-F mail delivery, and I can support some increase in mail cost BUT the postal service (employees, benefits, physical facilities, logistical framework, etc.) should be FULLY revamped. To use obummer’s favorite word, that would only be FAIR.
To: vetvetdoug
LOL—Thank you, Mr. Sowell. /s
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:34:20 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Doogle
USPS is the perfect example of a horrible business model. Forever stamps? Union pay raises regardless of income? Genius.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:35:28 AM PST
by
justice14
("Christ is Victorious" / @rjustice21)
To: DuncanWaring
I have thought that is the plan that makes most sense. It works for waste pickup. Surely it works for mail delivery. There is seldom something in the mail that can’t wait a day.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:35:41 AM PST
by
ilgipper
(Obama supporters are comprised of the uninformed & the ill-informed)
To: Doogle
Well this sucks and probably doesn't address the real problem.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:37:04 AM PST
by
Vision
(Obama is king of the "Takers." Don't be a "Taker.")
To: sassy steel magnolia
The Saturday WSJ is my weekend read.
I’ll miss it.
To: Doogle
Costs savings will be eaten up by more overtime on Mondays. They should cut out Tuesday delivery.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:38:09 AM PST
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(*Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration: The acronym explains the science.)
To: DuncanWaring
What they really need to do is get rid of 50% of all people associated with physical movement of the mail, and go to every-other-day delivery - half of all addresses get Monday-Wednesday-Friday delivery, the other half gets Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday delivery. Concur, they would also be increasing their 1st rate mix. Bulk mail is not a money maker, it just helps offset costs, but by filling the bags, it also ensures that costs remain high. By decreasing to every other day, the USPS would be able to raise rates on bulk mail, accepting that some that business will just go away.
I just don't see the need for six day a week postal delivery.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:38:35 AM PST
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: Doogle
Obama promised to do for healthcare what the Post Office has done for mail service.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:39:25 AM PST
by
csmusaret
(I will give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt.)
To: Doogle
Obama promised to do for healthcare what the Post Office has done for mail service.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:39:34 AM PST
by
csmusaret
(I will give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt.)
To: Vision; Doogle
Well this sucks and probably doesn't address the real problem.
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posted on
02/06/2013 5:40:38 AM PST
by
WVKayaker
("IÂ’ve seen how nasty it can be for other conservatives as well. "-Sarah Palin 12/17/12)
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