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JDPriestly

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Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:34 PM

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Issues � Senator Sanders wants to save the USPS. [View all] rhett o rick Dec 2015 OP

K&R...good on him! I want it saved!! haikugal Dec 2015 #1

Bernie and Ed Schultz have been working on this for a while. jwirr Dec 2015 #2

Postal service should be re-organized. Agschmid Dec 2015 #3

What are you suggesting? Closing post offices? Cutting down routes? rhett o rick Dec 2015 #5

I think there should be a substantial reduction in junk mail. Agschmid Dec 2015 #6

The reasons that FexEx and UPS do better than the post office is because they get to compete for rhett o rick Dec 2015 #7

Then let's end delivers which are pointless. Agschmid Dec 2015 #10

So I hear you saying that you think that rural people should pay more for postal services? rhett o rick Dec 2015 #14

You hear incorrectly. Agschmid Dec 2015 #22

Then what did this mean? "USPS should reorganize and become competitive with FEDEX, UPS. "?? rhett o rick Dec 2015 #35

Exactly what it says. Agschmid Dec 2015 #36

They don't need to reorganize. UPS and FedEx should not be allowed to compete in rhett o rick Dec 2015 #39

Takes a little effort, but you can stop some if not most of your junk mail. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #25

. Agschmid Dec 2015 #28

True. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #29

I recycle all my junk mail. I am on the national junk mail registry, that limits a lot of the waste Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #53

USPS does a lot of last-mile deliveries for the companies you just listed. frylock Dec 2015 #13

They do. Agschmid Dec 2015 #17

I agree. I am one of those rural customers & it makes me mad that UPS & FedEX pass most of my pkgs southerncrone Dec 2015 #43

I have never had one problem with mailing or receiving packages through USPS. I have had Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #15

I have had the exact opposite experience. Agschmid Dec 2015 #18

It is competitive. We use it all the time to ship $2000.00 books all over the world with no problem. Luminous Animal Dec 2015 #21

What's your candidate's stance floriduck Dec 2015 #23

Want to tell me what you "think" my stance is? Agschmid Dec 2015 #24

Please tell me which Democrats want to shut down the postal service? Historic NY Dec 2015 #4

I am not clear on how Clinton feels about the USPS, maybe you can let me know. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #8

But "you said" that Democrats want to shut down the post service.... Historic NY Dec 2015 #12

Why won't you tell us where your candidate stands? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #37

You tell us since you made the claim.... Historic NY Dec 2015 #42

I am going to have to guess that you support HRC's position on this issue even though you rhett o rick Dec 2015 #47

You still haven't stated which Democrats support privatizing the postal service... Historic NY Dec 2015 #48

Why the reluctence to state whether you support your candidate's position? rhett o rick Dec 2015 #50

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #9

K & R! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #11

Why do I love this guy and WILL vote for him???......oh that's right his whole life has a kennedy Dec 2015 #16

K & R for our Postal Workers! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #19

Especially this time of year. We send and receive Christmas cards via USPS. And that means JDPriestly Dec 2015 #26

save it from what? hill2016 Dec 2015 #20

The GOP has been actively trying to privatize the USPS and sell off their holdings for years... Hekate Dec 2015 #32

It's the best way to go if shipping overseas, and they are very competitive here. Hoyt Dec 2015 #27

Great. Why was he not able to do more about this while in the Senate all these years? Hekate Dec 2015 #30

Postal Service Modernization Bills Introduced beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #31

Thanks for the info. Relax the snark. nt Hekate Dec 2015 #33

Beam beat me to it. I find it interesting that the HRC fans here ask a lot of insinuating questions rhett o rick Dec 2015 #38

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday proposed legislation to ... beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #34

He shows in so many ways why he is the superior candidate Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #41

He can work on that in the Senate moobu2 Dec 2015 #40

Do you support H. Clinton's position on this issue? nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #45

I dont support Bernie Sanders supporters interpretation moobu2 Dec 2015 #51

So you do support HRC's position on this issue. I would love to know why. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #52

Someone needs to pin down Hillary on this issue. Scuba Dec 2015 #44

I think she's said that it needs more study. Or was the medical marijuana, fracking or the TPP? rhett o rick Dec 2015 #46

I wish the USPS could offer us a subscription email service, free of advertising and data collecting Todays_Illusion Dec 2015 #49