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JayhawkSD

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12. Two more good points.

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #11)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 09:57 AM

Apr 2019

If it were privatized would the government still be able to mandate the inability to strike? I suspect not. Would the government still be able to mandate delivery to all points? Almost certainly not.

So it would accomplish nothing positive and would have a negative impacts on the citizens of the nation.

There are some things the government does better than private enterprise. That being said, there is a place for FedEx and UPS, and it seems to me that having both government and private enterprise service the public in this area is useful.

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NOT FOR SALE $: USPS Workers Reject WH Plan To Privatize Postal Service; April 15- Tax Day Action [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2019 OP

Gee, is this why the R's have been so aggressive about funding the USPS retirement systems. StTimofEdenRoc Apr 2019 #1

Postal Workers Union(s) is/are some of the largest in the US. GOP wants them destroyed. CousinIT Apr 2019 #3

Plus USPS is a major employer of Vets, people of color and Democrats stuffmatters Apr 2019 #4

Yep. And then there's that. CousinIT Apr 2019 #7

Trump will be infuriated that postal workers defy him. Await a new insult-laden Trump battle! Doodley Apr 2019 #2

More union busting. JohnnyRingo Apr 2019 #5

The union. Those Dem party donations... CousinIT Apr 2019 #8

A huge motivator. And 'right to work' means appalachiablue Apr 2019 #9

Isn't it illegal to use union dues for political purposes? (NT) HuskyOffset Apr 2019 #13

In a word, no. JohnnyRingo Apr 2019 #14

Teamsters union disagrees with you HuskyOffset Apr 2019 #15

Obviously the unions have found a loophole. JohnnyRingo Apr 2019 #16

Yes, unions can run PACs HuskyOffset Apr 2019 #17

That's not true. Not at all. JohnnyRingo Apr 2019 #18

Was this since Citizens United, or all along? HuskyOffset Apr 2019 #19

Gee, I have an idea about privatizing the US Postal Service... PatrickforO Apr 2019 #6

It's hard to see what privatization would accomplish. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #10

You are Rebl2 Apr 2019 #11

Two more good points. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #12