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In reply to the discussion: Postal Service default appears likely [View all]brentspeak
(18,290 posts)67. No one knows who has low cost service????
I'm beginning to think you have a strange psychological problem involving the wish to appear as foolish as possible to as many people as possible:
http://www.savvysugar.com/USPS-vs-UPS-vs-FedEx-18984956
USPS vs. UPS vs. FedEx: Which Postal Service Has the Best Prices?
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With all this happening, I'm sure a lot of consumers are interested to know if the other delivery service can match up to the USPS. Here's a quick price comparison of the three postal services when mailing a one, five, 10, and 15-pound standard overnight package from San Francisco to Chicago:
Weight (in pounds)
USPS FedEx UPS
1 $31.60 $54.86 $57.79
5 $49.70 $77.67 $80.50
10 $73.30 $107.30 $110
15 $91.90 $136 $138.58
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Why would the House leaders stop this? ...because they can then contract it to their buddies...n/t
antigop
Jul 2012
#10
The main profit center for the Post Office since the 1960s has been "Junk Mail"
happyslug
Jul 2012
#25
These issues have been hashed out before here on DU -- esp re: "internet has killed it" postulation
sketchy
Jul 2012
#27
I never expected anything less than a ferociously disingenuous and dishonest response
brentspeak
Jul 2012
#38
If the USPS is so cheap, why does every business I order from use FedEx or UPS?
DesMoinesDem
Jul 2012
#83
I can onlhy imagine what you would have posted at the beginning of the 1900s.
former9thward
Jul 2012
#70
You can cut the service to 3 days, won't fix it, way to miss the issue (right in the article too)
CreekDog
Jul 2012
#36
Your definition of "rightie" is where someone disagrees with you about something.
former9thward
Jul 2012
#47
You have had a history of posting rightwing talking points on a wide variety of topics
Occulus
Jul 2012
#50
I make a point of going with USPS. Cheaper, and a hell of lot more reliable. They have a legal
freshwest
Jul 2012
#84
Republicans AND Democrats were working hard to kill the oldest and largest union
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2012
#3
When enough people get their heads out of their asses and acknowledge the truth
woo me with science
Jul 2012
#19
Hear, hear! My Dad was a rural route carrier, and he would be so pissed at what's going on.
GreenPartyVoter
Jul 2012
#28
Congress will probably vote to defund them but it won't go anywhere in the Senate and
xtraxritical
Jul 2012
#9