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If the Republicans stopped pretending that the USPS can transform into FEDEX, then the USPS would have less of a reason to screw with elections.

The USPS instituted OCR decades ago. They are replacing individual mailboxes with group boxes. They are delivering packages on Sundays. They are not standing still and doing things the way they always did.

Amtrak, and all forms of public transport, are similar. No matter how hard they try, no public form of transport pays for itself. If the fares are raised too high, then people stop using it. If the fares are lowered, then they run deficits.

Libertarians would be OK with this. If you can't afford FEDEX, then you shouldn't live in the country, or you should stick with email. If you can't afford a car, then live next to work and walk.

I suppose everyone should have his own well, generate his own electricity, and manage his own trash and sewage as well.

I suppose everyone should have his own well, generate his own electricity, and manage his own trash and sewage as well.

Your proposal is acceptable! Why do so many people refuse to admit that is the way it SHOULD BE?!? Now, if you move to the west side of Ft. Worth, Texas, I can sell you some water and electricity, and for a one-time fee, I can install a septic system for you, and last, but not least, I can even help you with most of your household refuse - see THAT is how America was supposed to operate: CAPITALISM! Instead, we have over half of all Americans thinking the only way to get water and electricity or get rid of crap and trash is through a BENEVOLENT GOVERNMENT.

If the fares are lowered, then they run deficits.

Just for the record, NONE of the major transit systems in the US generate enough revenue to cover their operating expenses! In other words, they ALL operate at a deficit! I was on the proposal review board when DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) wanted to scheme Arlington taxpayers out of their money. Both DART and Trinity Metro (the Tarrant County (aka Ft. Worth) public transportation system) were designed - DESIGNED to only make back AT BEST about 75% of their costs! They NEED to operate at a loss so as to keep the prices low enough for the county/city suckers to agree to keep paying for bus routes that are 65% empty, 7-days a week! And they need that loss for Sugar Daddy Uncle Sam to keep forking out MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars from all the other suckers who DO NOT LIVE THERE!

If the Republicans stopped pretending that the USPS can transform into FEDEX, then the USPS would have less of a reason to screw with elections

What a bizarre statement.

So the rationalization is that the USPS helps the democrats by manipulate elections is the republicans' fault? No, the USPS donates millions of $'s to the dems and then helps them cheat in elections.

Pay for play.

As a government entity they should not be allowed to donate money to influence elections.

The Republicans need to fully support the USPS. They shouldn't pretend that it can be a stand-alone moneymaking business. If the USPS is required to deliver letters to every address in the US at a reasonable price, then it can't be expected to turn a profit. People in BFE Kansas are not going to pay FEDEX rates just to send a letter to their family in BFE Montana.

The issue here is massive mail in ballot fraud, in which the USPS is an active player. Addressing that problem is more important than receiving ordinary mail. The fact is that postal inefficiency is used as an excuse to extend "Election Day" for several days, and the counting of the ballots for weeks. It's time to set that right, and Republican majority in the House can do it by just saying no to more spending until the problem is solved. The question is do they have the will to do it?