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3. Can we please make this concept viral to save the Post office? Buy 20 postcards, write "you're

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Fri Apr 24, 2020, 01:35 PM

Apr 2020

fired" or whatever else and send to White House.

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Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for US Postal Service if it doesn't hike prices immediately [View all] milestogo Apr 2020 OP

Not only blocking Vote By Mail, but attacking Jeff Bezos, who is a REAL billionaire (tho ratty too). Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #1

Package shipping isn't used for mail in voting. AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #39

Might not hurt Bezo's immediately but it would kill Amazon's third party sellers......... Bengus81 Apr 2020 #47

I think that first item is the primary intent. AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #49

Call his bluff. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #2

exactly Champion Jack Apr 2020 #50

Well, ... tell him USPS is independent but needs rescue ASAP. Fund them, but let USPS set own rates. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #53

Can we please make this concept viral to save the Post office? Buy 20 postcards, write "you're Happyhippychick Apr 2020 #3

They come in packs of 10 leftieNanner Apr 2020 #10

Love it! Happyhippychick Apr 2020 #59

Call ,Congress. notdarkyet Apr 2020 #15

That does nothing to help the Post office Happyhippychick Apr 2020 #60

If Republican do not reject this from him duforsure Apr 2020 #4

He's trying to crush Amazon because he hates Jeff Bezos The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #5

Plus he's jealous he never had a successful business. Not enough bad words can cover notdarkyet Apr 2020 #20

He may very well hate Bezos, but the real reason notinkansas Apr 2020 #63

Says the owner of dozens of failed businesses, and even now as... TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #6

I don't think he can demand rate increases be enacted immediately SoCalNative Apr 2020 #7

This! Another stupid bluster that will go away. He can't even remember what day it is Thekaspervote Apr 2020 #8

Sorry, no. Congress does not have oversight, other than the Senate confirming scarletwoman Apr 2020 #42

The Postal Regulatory Commission sets postal rates and already increased them in January. klook Apr 2020 #9

His (mob) roots are showing. Duncan Grant Apr 2020 #11

And if they raise the rates, people will use them less and it will hurt them more. milestogo Apr 2020 #12

That's Plan A. CaptYossarian Apr 2020 #33

Imagine being a pizza place and Fat Donnie says you gotta charge 4X for your pies. Girard442 Apr 2020 #13

Hike the price of bulk mailings, stop subsiding bisinesses. marble falls Apr 2020 #14

It's the other way around. Bulk mail subsidizes first-class mail PSPS Apr 2020 #40

So let's create a shopping virus that hit everyone just like COVID BeyondGeography Apr 2020 #16

USPS operates at a profit at current rates unblock Apr 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author hay rick Apr 2020 #34

+1 c-rational Apr 2020 #54

Raise the prices Iwasthere Apr 2020 #18

Brain dead idiot noneof_theabove Apr 2020 #19

oh, praise he of the awesome judgment RussBLib Apr 2020 #21

Big shippers get discount because they sort, label, deliver en masse bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #24

Trump 'owns' the Postal Commission, most are (R) appointed by Trump bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #22

Not quite, it appears that only 2 of the five were appointed by Trump: scarletwoman Apr 2020 #38

I'm sure I saw an 11 member panel last week, it had photos of all of them bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #41

Well, 11 would be the number altogether of the 6-member Commission, plus the 5 other "Offices" scarletwoman Apr 2020 #45

THere you go bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #52

This is good. Americans love their Mail. pwb Apr 2020 #23

The line in the sand. maxsolomon Apr 2020 #25

Trump has wanted to kill the Post Office for quite some time. patphil Apr 2020 #26

It's not just trump. Repugs have wanted for years to kill the USPS and privatize it. scarletwoman Apr 2020 #46

Who does he think pays those prices? Bleacher Creature Apr 2020 #27

Time to go and buy some stamps Botany Apr 2020 #28

Quadruple no one would be able to send anything Historic NY Apr 2020 #29

He must be sniffing his own farts Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 #30

these so and sos have been ineffectual for the last 30 or more years . AllaN01Bear Apr 2020 #31

seems like a ridiculous ultimatum, but this might actually be a sign of hope for the USPS 0rganism Apr 2020 #32

Pissing on his base Traildogbob Apr 2020 #35

Thanks for the campaign ad Donny "Trump raised your mailing rates during a pandemic, just when you TeamPooka Apr 2020 #36

Another, empty "if you don't do X, I'm gonna Y" threat from the orange fistula. LudwigPastorius Apr 2020 #37

I have a bucket of tar and some feather pillows. Want to meet me in DC? sinkingfeeling Apr 2020 #43

He's moonlighting for his donors at Fedex world wide wally Apr 2020 #44

Try it psychopath..............and you signed the legislation.............. turbinetree Apr 2020 #48

Does Trump think all USPS "packages" are in a GD box?? Bengus81 Apr 2020 #51

Ok Dems, this is easy, let Trump close USPS and see how well that goes over. Pepsidog Apr 2020 #55

What an evil fucker the orange asshole is. warmfeet Apr 2020 #56

Idiot. jeffreyi Apr 2020 #57

"I need you to do me a favor, though..." They_Live Apr 2020 #58

" Nice Postal Service you got here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it." Nt raccoon Apr 2020 #61

Over ride his bitchass veto. we can do it Apr 2020 #62