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Should protecting the US Postal Service be an issue in the presidential campaign? [View all] limpyhobbler Aug 2012 OP

yes.they're talking -- what is it? 34,000 usps jobs are on the line. xchrom Aug 2012 #1

YES! Obama needs to explain exactly how the Bush Administration screwed the post office Justice wanted Aug 2012 #2

Bingo , Why are "Conservatives" working to kill the USPS? Vincardog Aug 2012 #35

YES nt abelenkpe Aug 2012 #3

Yes RegieRocker Aug 2012 #4

probuably not such a big issue as it would have been at one time loli phabay Aug 2012 #5

One example HockeyMom Aug 2012 #7

and that effects a percentage of the population, probuably fed ex or something would take over loli phabay Aug 2012 #8

Small number of people get Driver's Licenses? HockeyMom Aug 2012 #20

no if you look the question was would it be a good idea as part of the campaign loli phabay Aug 2012 #23

I guess union busting and privatization of a service nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #50

I ship my merchandise via USPS every week. Fedex/UPS almost twice the price. robinlynne Aug 2012 #68

Maybe the junk mailers customerserviceguy Aug 2012 #47

Well, how nice for you. There are millions of people who DO depend on USPS Doremus Aug 2012 #58

well people will always order stuff maybe the business plan will change loli phabay Aug 2012 #61

"The same is also true for our military overseas. " former9thward Aug 2012 #45

i loved getting mail.when i wss in but now my friends still in use skype and email. loli phabay Aug 2012 #62

FYI I got email with hubby from a sub nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #48

Yes senseandsensibility Aug 2012 #6

I can't see any downsides. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #9

do people actually still use it, i ask this in all innocence as i cant remember the last time i used loli phabay Aug 2012 #11

I get mail every day. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #12

therefore it would be an issue for you, i just wonder what the percentage of the country would even loli phabay Aug 2012 #13

There always seem to be customers in the post office when I go there. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #18

not sure how they will survive the tech advances, i would never have believed ten years ago loli phabay Aug 2012 #19

I ordered some shoes online and they came by mail limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #29

erm thats the question, there are companys that will bring them to you ie fedex etc loli phabay Aug 2012 #32

I feel like the American people love the US Postal Service. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #39

good point, just wonder if the new generations will feel the same as those who grew up with it. loli phabay Aug 2012 #41

Packages nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #57

40 � percent of the world�s mail volume handled by the Postal Service Johonny Aug 2012 #40

actually in the context of the question it is very convincing, as i stated that to me its not an loli phabay Aug 2012 #42

It's not even a question of it being gone customerserviceguy Aug 2012 #49

The so called funding crisis has been manufactured by the Republicans as an excuse to cut services . limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #59

While it might be part of the problem customerserviceguy Aug 2012 #73

Postal Facts Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #16

number of pieces of mail in my mailbox this week that i want zero loli phabay Aug 2012 #17

Only 19% of households making $25,000 or under have internet access. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #25

okay so a lot of people have internet, and a lot of them probuably use email rather than snail mail loli phabay Aug 2012 #27

A lot of them don't actually. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #28

lol even if its 20% thats still a lot of people, i dont know the number loli phabay Aug 2012 #33

You have to concede that the world has not moved on for nearly 2/3rds of people in poverty. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #34

bazinga lol i was just looking, not to good with the google im afraid loli phabay Aug 2012 #37

Yes, and I have Internet and I am good with the google nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #52

you know in ten twenty or thirty years it will probuably be gone loli phabay Aug 2012 #60

Because you think so, does not make it so nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #65

just an opinion. probuably lots of businesses failed due to tech making them obselete loli phabay Aug 2012 #66

Stop thinking only about yourself. Occulus Aug 2012 #26

no this is about self, and the perception of people and the importance of the post office loli phabay Aug 2012 #30

Can you agree that while the PO is no longer important TO YOU there are people to whom it is? Vincardog Aug 2012 #36

never said it wasnt, just the world is moving on and something like this is personal loli phabay Aug 2012 #38

So you would agree. Vincardog Aug 2012 #43

yes sorry i missed your reply but i think as tech advances and time loli phabay Aug 2012 #64

Good I was concerned that you agreed with the GOP and wanted to privatize every good thing Vincardog Aug 2012 #70

May I ask how much of it customerserviceguy Aug 2012 #51

I had a half a dozen things I wanted show up in my mail this week. TeamPooka Aug 2012 #54

It should be a campaign issue.... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #10

It is good to keep in mind that at its heart the assault on the post office is an assault on labor. 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #14

Absolutely. Stop wall street style disaster capitalism/privatization! Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 #15

My husband subscriptions to a lot of magazines HockeyMom Aug 2012 #21

FedEx is not allowed to put packages in the mailbox. former9thward Aug 2012 #46

That's the trend with magazines, too customerserviceguy Aug 2012 #53

yeah i prefer my magazines etc online as well. always accessible and easier to store. loli phabay Aug 2012 #63

Yes Solly Mack Aug 2012 #22

Absolutely. The way Republicans have gone after it is pretty "un-American." DirkGently Aug 2012 #24

YES YES YES!! Thank you for bringing it up. loudsue Aug 2012 #31

Hell yes! Low informative republican B Calm Aug 2012 #44

YES! And Protecting the USPS should be much More than a campaign issue. peacebird Aug 2012 #55

Fuck yes no_hypocrisy Aug 2012 #56

YES! robinlynne Aug 2012 #67

Obama says the Post Office should end Saturday deliveries. Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #69

That was in February but Teamster Jeff Aug 2012 #71

He can still support the USPS there are bigger issues than Saturday delivery... limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #72

Okay, but it's a Constitutional issue. Festivito Aug 2012 #74