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jmowreader

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22. The Postal Service is not JUST pre-funding retirement benefits for employees who haven't been hired

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:46 AM

Nov 2012

It is pre-funding retirement benefits for employees whose parents haven't been born yet and that, if the GOP gets its way, will never be hired because the agency won't exist any more.

This is the thing that gets me: If you went to the private sector and told them, you can have the Postal Service but you may not ever discontinue any of its services, no sane company would take it. Right now, someone living in Key West, Florida, can write a letter to someone living in Barrow, Alaska (Key West is as far southeast as you can go and Barrow is on the north coast of Alaska), put a First Class Mail stamp on it and it will be delivered. That is one of the things a functional government does for its citizens and it is what the GOP wants to prevent from happening.

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Republicans Seek to End the U.S. Postal Service [View all] Galraedia Nov 2012 OP

This Enrages Me colsohlibgal Nov 2012 #1

it is nonsense handmade34 Nov 2012 #3

It is also about killing the postal union. jerseyjack Nov 2012 #11

Absolutely! Bozita Nov 2012 #25

Some days the Republicans make me so angry, I could just spit. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #2

They have collected 500,000 signatures to dump Trump Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #34

Good question...I don't know. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #36

It will be when they go to send a birthday card Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #37

The perfect description of the repukes: luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #4

Been under their attack for years now and there is some teabagger meme that lunasun Nov 2012 #5

Baggers believe that postal employees are making secret markers on their rural mailboxes so that the freshwest Nov 2012 #14

Wouldn't you love to see his face Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #35

And the persons working delivering the card will not have pension/retirement health care benefits lunasun Nov 2012 #40

It was started by founding father Ben Franklin Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #6

Americans Seek to End the Republican Party onehandle Nov 2012 #7

The loss of the USPS would mean HeiressofBickworth Nov 2012 #8

+1,000 freshwest Nov 2012 #16

and how many democrats want this to happen as well? quite a few I'd wager nt msongs Nov 2012 #9

This would also be a GREAT opening to bringing red staters to our side caraher Nov 2012 #10

In the same way Reagan zentrum Nov 2012 #12

CORRECT Skittles Nov 2012 #39

Isn't the Post Office in the Constitution somewhere? TlalocW Nov 2012 #13

GOP wants to kill the union and give the business to UPS and Fedex. ErikJ Nov 2012 #15

Repeal the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement, er PRIVATIZATION, Act" ReRe Nov 2012 #17

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

Though I'm appalled the repubs would do this... JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #19

The Post Office needs to be given wide and liberal authority to conduct competitive business to grantcart Nov 2012 #20

Republicans despise the United States Constitution. Faryn Balyncd Nov 2012 #21

& 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

Think What This'll Mean Regarding Absentee/Mail-In Ballots triplepoint Nov 2012 #26

The USPS delivery service is a great alternative to Seedersandleechers Nov 2012 #27

The post office is being made to fund health care for the unborn grand children.. Historic NY Nov 2012 #28

It's all about killing a large public union dballance Nov 2012 #29

More & more I hate the word "Privatization" johnlucas Nov 2012 #30

Rethuglican thinking... lib2DaBone Nov 2012 #31

Shocking.. Yes, some Dems appeared to have sold out. cyclezealot Nov 2012 #32

You can always count on Republican to do stupid and greedy stuff Pakid Nov 2012 #33

Goddamn Republicans seek to ruin the country... santamargarita Nov 2012 #38

Trying to privatize the postal service? Galraedia Nov 2012 #41

Mind sharing which site you got that cartoon from? merrily Nov 2012 #42