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In reply to the discussion: Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for US Postal Service if it doesn't hike prices immediately [View all]Traildogbob
(13,048 posts)35. Pissing on his base
See a pattern with this sick freak. Liked peeing on shit. Let USPS go broke. Millions of employees, many vets, and many older retirees, let states go bankrupt, current and retired police, county and state, firefighters both wild land and residential, teachers, DOT, social workers, School workers, garbage workers, recycling centers and landfills, prisons, I can go on. All these people are lower and Middle class. All of these are current workers and retirees. Probably as high as 70 percent Republican older Fox Cultist. All these people pay federal and state taxes. That is a lot of votes repigs. Many many State elected retirees will lose pensions. But bailout cruise lines trump properties and CEOs that pay no taxes. What could go wrong?
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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
Might not hurt Bezo's immediately but it would kill Amazon's third party sellers.........
Bengus81
Apr 2020
#47
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
Plus he's jealous he never had a successful business. Not enough bad words can cover
notdarkyet
Apr 2020
#20
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
And if they raise the rates, people will use them less and it will hurt them more.
milestogo
Apr 2020
#12
Imagine being a pizza place and Fat Donnie says you gotta charge 4X for your pies.
Girard442
Apr 2020
#13
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
It's not just trump. Repugs have wanted for years to kill the USPS and privatize it.
scarletwoman
Apr 2020
#46
seems like a ridiculous ultimatum, but this might actually be a sign of hope for the USPS
0rganism
Apr 2020
#32
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
Try it psychopath..............and you signed the legislation..............
turbinetree
Apr 2020
#48