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39. Agree completely. A few years ago, I spent some time researching the amount of junk mail, etc.,

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and determined that a relatively small increase in rates -- I'm talking less than 10% -- would put the USPS in the black, even with the prefunding of pension/healthcare requirements.

There are a lot of things that can be done to make the USPS self-sustaining without changing its mission and basic operations.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy 'plans to eliminate two-day delivery for first-class mail and hike po [View all] Klaralven Feb 2021 OP

Fire this incompetent fool. C_U_L8R Feb 2021 #1

He's not incompetent, he's a saboteur JHB Feb 2021 #27

Ironically, he's maybe one of T****'s MOST competent hirings, since the GOAL was to sabotage the Grown2Hate Feb 2021 #41

Lock him up! bamagal62 Feb 2021 #2

Why hasn't this guy been investigated for voter suppression? dem4decades Feb 2021 #3

Get rid of this asshole. dalton99a Feb 2021 #4

I have a better idea: Let's terminate him. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #5

how will they deliver mail to hawaii by truck? ship takes 4/5 days nt msongs Feb 2021 #6

Don't have a problem with that. $.55 for two day delivery is too low, as are rates for Hoyt Feb 2021 #7

If all mail were required to pay for first class postage FakeNoose Feb 2021 #37

Agree completely. A few years ago, I spent some time researching the amount of junk mail, etc., Hoyt Feb 2021 #39

This reminds me. ShazzieB Feb 2021 #8

Good idea. Let me add that to my list! nt ecstatic Feb 2021 #10

I can't believe that corrupt clown is still in place ecstatic Feb 2021 #9

I regularly send priority boxes from west coast to east coast on Friday, and they always.. Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #11

Only the Pist Office Board can remove him. Biden needs to fill empty board positions to do it. SharonAnn Feb 2021 #29

I paid $45 to send a PRIORITY envelope from PNW to Novia Scotia. Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #12

once again. USPS was under severe pressure, both political and financial stopdiggin Feb 2021 #13

I agree there were problems EndlessWire Feb 2021 #14

It's nothing to do with the universally accepted problems. DeJoy OnDoutside Feb 2021 #17

The big problems and have been for a while are twofold. Blue_true Feb 2021 #25

They're removing the retirement prefunding obligation putting millions back in the business live love laugh Feb 2021 #15

I have a friend who is a letter carrier MichMan Feb 2021 #19

It was funded anyway otherwise millions of retirees would not live love laugh Feb 2021 #20

That bill you are referring to also passed the House and Senate too MichMan Feb 2021 #21

Maybe because the Bush administration threatened to veto the legislation live love laugh Feb 2021 #23

It passed the House 410-20 MichMan Feb 2021 #24

It doesn't help your friend or the Postal Service. nt live love laugh Feb 2021 #28

Many people no longer use mail to communicate. Blue_true Feb 2021 #26

I switched to almost completely online payments after the mail started to fail me Maeve Feb 2021 #34

A person that owns a business can even get receivables payments online Blue_true Feb 2021 #40

Can't disagree with anything you said--especially the last! Maeve Feb 2021 #42

How the hell is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy still a thing ? OnDoutside Feb 2021 #16

Only the Postal Board can fire him. SharonAnn Feb 2021 #30

Yes but there are enough unappointed board members to be OnDoutside Feb 2021 #31

corrupt incompetent asshole, can't President Biden get rid of him ?? steve2470 Feb 2021 #18

He can fill the board back up to its full complement of 9, which would OnDoutside Feb 2021 #32

Hubby has great idea for him Politicalgolfer Feb 2021 #22

It doesn't work that way dansolo Feb 2021 #33

Is having 2 day delivery for local mail necessary or not? MichMan Feb 2021 #35

Its probably difficult to meet with the requirement for imaging Klaralven Feb 2021 #36

Why is this crooked incompetent ass still in charge of the USPS? [nt] Nexus2 Feb 2021 #38