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hack89

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7. The recession did change the calculations

Reply to unblock (Reply #6)

Mon May 7, 2012, 10:47 AM

May 2012

unfortunately everything now is caught up in election year politics. But then again, Democrats play bare knuckle politics too, so I am more prone to blame our political system as opposed to a particular party.

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Question about cuts to USPS [View all] Shankapotomus May 2012 OP

my understanding is the republicans made them prefund pensions to a ridiculous level (link:) unblock May 2012 #1

Your understanding is incorrect hack89 May 2012 #2

It was conservative policy regardsless of who passed it... uponit7771 May 2012 #3

But it was bi-partisan hack89 May 2012 #5

You only have half the story Occulus May 2012 #8

i think the issue is more that republicans aren't letting anyone fix the problem. unblock May 2012 #6

The recession did change the calculations hack89 May 2012 #7

hmmm... Shankapotomus May 2012 #4

Go broke and privatize. nadinbrzezinski May 2012 #9