It's bizarre how little coverage the fast-tracked implosion of the US Postal Service is getting.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Dave Weigel Retweeted

It's bizarre how little coverage the fast-tracked implosion of the US Postal Service is getting. That's a beloved government service that touches every person in America and the destruction is so obvious and tangible. I'm not clear why it's so undercovered.

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[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. It's bizarre how I see reports on this daily

Yet people still say nothing it's being undercovered.

[notinkansas]

2. It's sometimes mentioned briefly.

It's certainly not getting the hair-on-fire coverage it deserves.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

7. Even more bizarre is a national reporter with the Post is just retweeting the complaint

Rather than pursuing a story about it.

[jimfields33]

8. Except for junk mail, what mail do people get? Not much.

[Mr.Bill]

10. I, like a lot of people

get my prescription drugs through the mail. Now, in my case, running out for a few days would not be a life-threatening situation. Also, I get a 90 day supply and they allow me to reorder a month before I run out.

Frankly, I haven't noticed any difference in my mail service in the last few years, but I think it's because I live in a small town and maybe my mail service was not that great to begin with. I do have relatives in big cities that are having problems. Of course, there are more mail in ballots in big cities, too. Maybe that's why they are taking more hits from DeJoy's wrecking ball.

[blueinredohio]

11. I still pay my bills by mail and

most important my medicine comes by mail.

[jimfields33]

13. Wow. That's amazing. It's been 20 years since I've paid a bill

The old fashioned way. I’m amazed that some still do that. Too much work. Plus you save 5 or 10 dollars using electronic. My cell phone is 10 dollars reduced by using electric automatic pay. My cable and electric bill takes off are 5 dollars each. I like saving money. Plus stamps cost a fortune now.

[blueinredohio]

14. Well,I do and I could pay electronically but I choose not to.

My insurance company doesn't give me a choice about the medicine. This may be a shocker but I don't have a debit card either.

[jimfields33]

15. Wow. You are certainly unique which is not a bad thing.

[blueinredohio]

18. Thank you, I try.

[murielm99]

17. I pay the old-fashioned way because of my husband.

He won't use a computer. If he had to take over paying the bills, he would be confused and angry over electronic payments.

About ten years ago, I became ill and spent six days in the hospital. He had to pay the bills. I was relieved that I had not changed anything. My kids think this is nuts, but I am going to leave things alone for now.

[Elessar Zappa]

30. I pay some of mine by mail

and I’m 37. I prefer it that way.

[Farmer-Rick]

31. Yeah me too, many of my bills have no electronic payment methods

Or they charge a lot extra to pay electronically. Like the DMV and county clerk.

Then there are gifts and cards I send by mail. And I'm in the middle of a refi and there is a ton of paperwork that has to be mailed. Without the post office, I would be paying out alot to commercial profiteers.

[SouthernDem4ever]

25. I recently had to distribute an estate

it would not have happened without the USPS. Junk mail is just one of many components.

[former9thward]

3. I don't know that it "touches every person in America" anymore.

I have not used it in a long time and I know I am not the only one.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I hear you. I mailed a letter last week. I had to go to the PO, as I didn't have any stamps. NT

[SouthernDem4ever]

26. you can buy stamps at most grocery stores right at the cashier

[Haggard Celine]

32. When I have to mail a letter, I leave money and a note in my box.

The mail carrier puts the postage on my letter and mails it for me. That wouldn't work for packages, but I rarely mail a package. I hate going to the post office and waiting in line, so she saves me a heap of trouble!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

44. I lucked out. Saturday morning, no line. I had a letter to mail too.

I didn't want it to site around until after Indigenous Peoples' Day.

[Haggard Celine]

46. Lol! Yeah, that could have been a problem.

Glad it wasn't too difficult. Because of where I live, I have to drive to the post office downtown, and that building has a lot of steps up front. I have a prosthetic leg, and I hate walking up a lot of steps, especially ones without a railing. So I have that issue with the post office as well. It's a nice old building, but not very practical. There's been talk lately of shutting it down. I don't know where I'll have to go if they do that. They really need to get rid of DeJoy. There's got to be something they can do. If there was a liberal in that position and the government was in Republican hands, I'll bet you they would have gotten rid of him already.

[SoCalNative]

6. I don't often use them by choice

but I don't get a choice in the matter when I order from Target or Amazon or other companies and they choose the USPS or they use shippers with "smart post" options for final delivery by the post office (UPS and Fed Ex).

[Wingus Dingus]

4. It's depressing.

[Cryptoad]

9. starting to smell like Denmark,,,,,,

[Thunderbeast]

12. My son is homeless...waiting for a letter from Social Security.

He needs the verification to get a subsidized apartment. Letter was mailed a week ago. Still waiting...

The online process does not work for him.

How can we let this politically motivated stunt succeed.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. There are plenty of transactions done by USPS. It has been one of the world's best examples.

[DENVERPOPS]

28. Besides all the reasons given

no one is talking about one of the biggest reasons Dejoy is trying to demolish the USPS.......

It is one of the, if not THE LARGEST unions still around, and it is their long time dream to destroy every union in the United States......

[Evolve Dammit]

41. Evil. Nothing for the common good. Just selfish greed. "We know what they want. They want more

for themselves and less for you." "And now they're coming for your social security. And they'll get it too. And give it to their rich, criminal friends on Wall Street." George Carlin. And Saint Reagan started the union-busting. They have been very successful. I hate them all.

[Marius25]

19. Why is DeJoy still there?

[maxsolomon]

20. This has been answered repeatedly on DU.

DeJoy can only be replaced by the USPS Board of Governors. Biden has to replace a majority of them before they can remove DeJoy.

The process takes time.

[Marius25]

27. Any idea why it's taking so long to appoint

enough members of the Board to remove him?

[DENVERPOPS]

33. I thought I read that

the number of Governors can be increased by Biden, and speed up the process......Am I wrong??????

Or was that increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court to neuter the imbalance created by Trump, McConnell and Repubs....????

I certainly don't envy Biden, he is taking it from every direction by the Republicans........

I am sure that is the Repub's strategy, among a lot of other things............

It has become like a football game, where the Referees can only call a penalty on ONE team, throughout the entire game, and must make a call on every single last play that team tries to execute.......

[DENVERPOPS]

22. NOW THAT IS THE QUESTION

as he continues to go on his merry way. He is STILL continuing full speed ahead............He won't be happy until the USPS is obliterated and a letter costs 15 bucks to mail via Fed Ex or UPS..........And of course, just wait until Fed Ex or UPS slaps a huge surcharge on any package or box they have to then deliver to a rural address. And then, they will probably stack the boxes in a truck and wait until enough accumulate to finally make the trip.......

[onlyadream]

21. It's affecting small businesses

I’m fazing my web store (of tangible goods) out and stopped drop shipping since A) everyone expects items to arrive in two days, and B) the post office is taking their sweet time. It’s just not worth it anymore.

[SouthernDem4ever]

29. Hey, Amazon is having trouble with the two day thing

i have been waiting 4 and 5 days or more for stuff from Amazon lately. It's the free shipping that's the hardest to compete with.

[DENVERPOPS]

34. Amazon has customers trained/brainwashed to go to them................

And their price is often times much greater than somewhere else you can buy the item. Check it out!!!!!!!! The other company usually offers free shipping, and it is the EXACT item you were about to order from Amazon.

Last week, I went to Amazon to buy a 125 dollar item. I googled the item and found it with another legitimate company for 75 bucks and free delivery.......It arrived in two days.....

[SouthernDem4ever]

35. I will start looking around :)

[DENVERPOPS]

36. I have a bunch of people

I have told, and they call me back and thank me. If a bunch of people did this, ol' amazon might quit doing it......
I always try to buy locally if I can to support the local economy, or at least give the business to some other company than Amazon.
Same thing with Home Depot, and you see what the founder has done with his massive profits.........Mega/Huge Political Donations to the party that is operating in the shadows trying to destroy the very people that are their customers......

[SouthernDem4ever]

37. yes, I quit Home Depot years ago.

[Evolve Dammit]

42. Home Diablo are big GOP contributors.

[bucolic_frolic]

23. My take won't be entirely popular

but I think Congress and most politicians and most of the business-minded public knows the USPS faces bottom-line issues relating to red ink, seasonal package volumes, reduced first class mail, modernization costs being the most prominent. They are allowing DeJoy to tweak the business because he is an experienced businessman in this industry so he can take the heat. When he's done all he can to increase profitability, no matter how unpopular, he'll be gone. He'll prob get off light for his efforts.

[SouthernDem4ever]

38. He's not tweaking he is gouging and the outcome isn't good

They can pretend all they want.

[bucolic_frolic]

39. Find a better outcome that doesn't involve red ink

That is the problem. USPS must balance its budget, Congress will not subsidize it. Bottom line issues.

[SouthernDem4ever]

40. Encouraging lower usage isn't a good way, unless you are trying to kill it

but have it your way.

[Evolve Dammit]

43. They screwedUSPS by requiring they pre-pay for pensions of new employees, thus creating an enormous

deficit and almost impossible ability to be solvent. Same GOP scum, year after year, decade after decade.

[JHB]

24. Because the people who could give it the coverage it deserves aren't particularly impacted

Maybe we'll get more when some pundits' viagra prescriptions are late.

[ffr]

45. It's not flashy enough.

But gawd, I heard the mailman drive by my house recently. His truck sounded like it was on its last leg.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

47. Sad but true. Ever since the former guy took office

there have been far too many dangerously important stories to cover.