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In reply to the discussion: Republicans Seek to End the U.S. Postal Service [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)20. The Post Office needs to be given wide and liberal authority to conduct competitive business to
get back revenues that have been lost by the significant reduction, and it is significant, of the decline of first class mail.
Not only should they be able to expand their delivery services and products but should be able to do more in financial transactions including savings, as post offices outside the US are able to do.
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Baggers believe that postal employees are making secret markers on their rural mailboxes so that the
freshwest
Nov 2012
#14
And the persons working delivering the card will not have pension/retirement health care benefits
lunasun
Nov 2012
#40
why do you say party and not parties? "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the
robinlynne
Nov 2012
#18
The Post Office needs to be given wide and liberal authority to conduct competitive business to
grantcart
Nov 2012
#20
& Republicans despise an agency that outcompetes corporate sleazebags that dump healthcare costs on
Faryn Balyncd
Nov 2012
#23
The Postal Service is not JUST pre-funding retirement benefits for employees who haven't been hired
jmowreader
Nov 2012
#22
This is just another reason to believe that Republicans want to destroy our democracy.
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2012
#24
The post office is being made to fund health care for the unborn grand children..
Historic NY
Nov 2012
#28