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28. The postmaster general has a major conflict of interest to harm the post office to benefit himself.

Sat Aug 15, 2020, 01:37 PM

Aug 2020

The postmaster general has a major conflict of interest to harm the post office to benefit himself.

“It’s deeply concerning that he has retained a fairly large portfolio that includes up to $30 million in postal service contractor XPO,” said Walter Shaub, the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics under President Obama and a top government ethics expert. “That particular contractor is a supply chain logistics company that is directly involved in the postal services processing of mail. The potential for conflict of interests are obvious and jump off the page.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/postmaster-generals-stock-holdings-come-under-renewed-scrutiny/ar-BB17Y6Zk?li=BBnb7Kz

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Our credit card bill didn't come [View all] Nancy Waterman Aug 2020 OP

And this disaster was completely intentional. Laelth Aug 2020 #1

Absolutely intentional! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #3

That's the thing about a good disaster; the despots will try to use it to their advantage. erronis Aug 2020 #6

His handling of the pandemic is just as criminal as lunatica Aug 2020 #45

I'm not so sure the consequences were unintentional. notinkansas Aug 2020 #81

If you prefer mailed bills, wait till this cluster is over and in the meantime get emailed bills. CurtEastPoint Aug 2020 #2

My experience has been is that it is harder than hell to revert to paper once you've agreed to... Hekate Aug 2020 #39

If you want a trail then save all the emails they send lunatica Aug 2020 #47

And then when you need your driver's license renewed, they want you to bring in a bill LisaL Aug 2020 #48

You can print your bills from your email. lunatica Aug 2020 #51

It's generally pretty easy to download a pdf of Neema Aug 2020 #76

This would be a good time to set up online payments and autopay, if possible. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #4

We have direct payment Nancy Waterman Aug 2020 #11

Look at the bill online and make one time payments each month. rickford66 Aug 2020 #20

I have been doing this for several years now yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #35

I like to do one time payments for some of my bills lunatica Aug 2020 #50

I don't like auto-pay either PatSeg Aug 2020 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Aug 2020 #5

Credit card companies will take advantage of lunatica Aug 2020 #52

How long before Trump realizes PatSeg Aug 2020 #68

Oddly (?) I know the due dates on all my cards. LakeArenal Aug 2020 #7

I do, too. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2020 #84

I don't understand the argument, I didn't receive the invoice. LakeArenal Aug 2020 #85

I never wait for the paper bills. nt leftyladyfrommo Aug 2020 #86

Ours hadn't come as normal when we had to leave for a week. I don't know... LAS14 Aug 2020 #8

I get an email from the company with a summary of the bill yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #36

Sad to say, Wellstone ruled Aug 2020 #9

In Texas, you have to show ID when you take your ballot to a voter center yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #40

Abbott and Patrick have Wellstone ruled Aug 2020 #56

Just To Say Me. Aug 2020 #10

What was the other option? Were you given provisional ballots at a polling location? diva77 Aug 2020 #37

probably they voted in person. nt yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #41

In LA County, in previous elections, if you had a vote-by-mail ballot, you had to surrender it in diva77 Aug 2020 #53

Provisional ballots are not counted unless the voter returns to the elections office LeftInTX Aug 2020 #78

I Just Went And Voted Like Normal Me. Aug 2020 #54

My state wouldn't allow me to vote as usual if I requested absentee ballot but it didn't arrive. LisaL Aug 2020 #63

I do most of my bill paying online, including credit card payments. And.. CentralMass Aug 2020 #12

I still pay some bills by mail. LisaL Aug 2020 #14

I understand. However considering what seems to be happening. It my be worth considering paying CentralMass Aug 2020 #18

Agreed Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #71

I'm sure the different industries are loving everyone switching to E-billing Baked Potato Aug 2020 #13

Yes, that's my concern about e-billing. LisaL Aug 2020 #15

Yeah, they are gradually forcing it on us all. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #19

They have your account number from your checks. rickford66 Aug 2020 #22

Most of the bills I pay by credit card on-line. LisaL Aug 2020 #27

How do you pay your credit card ? rickford66 Aug 2020 #34

That's the bill I pay by mail. LisaL Aug 2020 #46

In the meantime, switch to getting your bills via e-mail. Kaleva Aug 2020 #16

Going to paperless billing hurts the USPS n/t IBEWVET Aug 2020 #17

So? This trend has been going on for decades, what do you want us to do, stop doing ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #29

No, but I am trying to figure out why people are being bashed for paying bills by mail, LisaL Aug 2020 #49

It's been an issue for those who are concerned about climate change Kaleva Aug 2020 #55

You're absolutely right, in that no one should be being bashed, for their personal choices in how... SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #69

Wait till someone loses their house... mainer Aug 2020 #21

People need to know when every bill is due. marie999 Aug 2020 #23

Who still pays bills through the mail? stopbush Aug 2020 #24

I do. murielm99 Aug 2020 #25

I don't see how it would have been a disaster if you had everything online. stopbush Aug 2020 #60

I get paper Mastercard bills just because I like to sit on the couch and open.. LAS14 Aug 2020 #61

Many people do. nancy1942 Aug 2020 #26

I'm 65. The computer age has been around for 30 years. I pay all my bills electronically, stopbush Aug 2020 #59

Not everyone has access to a computer. Tanuki Aug 2020 #80

Senior citizens like my parents RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #31

I'm a senior citizen. I pay all of my bills electronically. stopbush Aug 2020 #57

So you have no sympathy for those who don't do as you do? RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #73

The point is that people are complaining about late charges on cc bills stopbush Aug 2020 #74

I cannot believe you are continuing to argue this point RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #77

Oh, I'm very concerned about the mail slowing down. I get my meds through the mail stopbush Aug 2020 #83

We do. My husband is doing more electronic banking, but our bills come in the mail & we pay them ... Hekate Aug 2020 #42

The postmaster general has a major conflict of interest to harm the post office to benefit himself. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #28

I don't think this is about money. LisaL Aug 2020 #30

Goal is to slow down the mail, then invalidate ballots that arrive after November 3. roamer65 Aug 2020 #44

I hope they reversed the late charge. barbtries Aug 2020 #32

All my bills are online, and autopay left-of-center2012 Aug 2020 #33

For those of us who can afford online access, paying bills online is easy. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #38

I haven't gotten paper bills in years lillypaddle Aug 2020 #43

Me too. Happy Hoosier Aug 2020 #58

Me, neither. Iggo Aug 2020 #65

Can you have your credit card issuing bank customerserviceguy Aug 2020 #62

I can't imagine not receiving paper credit card bills Awsi Dooger Aug 2020 #64

They should bill the White House for the late fee. spanone Aug 2020 #66

I've set up online accounts for all my cards. roamer65 Aug 2020 #70

I find it odd that something that is a regular event isn't on a regular payment schedule Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #72

If you are posting on DU then you have internet access. former9thward Aug 2020 #75

Are republicans experiencing delays? ecstatic Aug 2020 #79

Hasn't been an issue in Texas LeftInTX Aug 2020 #82