tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post2561170349562151718..comments2024-03-28T21:28:13.555-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: 7 Reasons the GOP Might Be Starving USPS of CashD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-83256133341897893222012-08-11T09:28:26.516-10:002012-08-11T09:28:26.516-10:00I am so sick of everyone blaming problems on one p...I am so sick of everyone blaming problems on one party. The truth is is that the postal services needs to modernize! period! WE DO NOT WRITE LETTERS ANYMORE! Run the place like a business,Make the changes needed to be profitable.The unions and uncle sam are destroying any chance for for the company to emerge from this mess.Major layoffs.....both hourly and salary need to happen. Sat delivery Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-11921914943767378062012-08-10T08:13:34.879-10:002012-08-10T08:13:34.879-10:00For all of you who think the USPS needs to be priv...For all of you who think the USPS needs to be privatized, be careful what you wish for. It's almost like saying Mt Rushmore needs to be moved to a more convenient location. The USPS is a HUGE operation, only second to WalMart in size. Privatizaton will be a HUGE undertaking. If the USPS were privatized, it will take a HUGE entity with: <br /> <br />1. Politcal Power. <br />2. Humongous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-50630994304156859482012-08-10T04:48:50.051-10:002012-08-10T04:48:50.051-10:00I love how all these magazines and papers are blam...I love how all these magazines and papers are blaming one particular party. Wise up, it's both parties. Big money is reaching out and hand over hand money is being doled out.<br />The Bildeburgers, Soros, are big money investors to bring down the US and make it a third world country. How do you think O got in. PAYOFF!!!!<br />GET REAL FOLKS, we are peasants in a rich mans PONZIE GAME. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-35095533887745534292012-08-09T04:14:25.348-10:002012-08-09T04:14:25.348-10:00Post office is one of the oldest institutions in t...Post office is one of the oldest institutions in the united states , older than the constitution . It is pitiful what the mean, blood sucking republicans are doing to it. If it is privatized, the services will be much more expensive for the average consumer . People in rural areas will not be able to have access to the same services as the city dwellers. Profit becomes the main goal, prices willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-43763491558597401132012-08-08T18:35:30.879-10:002012-08-08T18:35:30.879-10:00You all are a joke u don't have a clue to what...You all are a joke u don't have a clue to what's going on at the postal service it's truly sad . I will fall on the ground laughing at you people when you have to drive to get your mail because when big company pick apart the p.o. Thy won't come to your house stamps will hit 2.00to5:00dollars like over seas you all really need to get i info on what's really going on and not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-55238574025371583012012-08-08T15:12:51.501-10:002012-08-08T15:12:51.501-10:00Sorry, Anonymous (August 8, 2012 1:24 PM) I can...Sorry, Anonymous (August 8, 2012 1:24 PM) I can't fire the person who wrote this article because I would be firing myself, the sole writer for Dead Tree Edition. And I can't cancel your subscription to my emails because I have no subscriptions.<br /><br />As for bashing conservatives, consider this: If the true conservative position on the Postal Service is represented by the Issa-Ross D. Eadward Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-66292828175592434182012-08-08T13:24:41.748-10:002012-08-08T13:24:41.748-10:00Don't send me liberal focused conservative bas...Don't send me liberal focused conservative bashing articles. You need to rethink who you have writting for you. This material goes out to small business owners which by far are dominated by conservative or mid row thinkers.<br /><br />Get rid of this crap or I'll be canceling my subscription to your emails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-16560717118665101542012-08-08T10:35:28.978-10:002012-08-08T10:35:28.978-10:00The sacred Constitution states that Congress estab...The sacred Constitution states that Congress establishes post offices and post roads. So, if the GOP wants to privatize it the GOP must first change the Constitution so that they are no long responsible for establishing post offices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-43853778582656445562012-08-08T02:55:47.547-10:002012-08-08T02:55:47.547-10:00I am seeing a political carton featuring Uncle Sam...I am seeing a political carton featuring Uncle Sam shoveling cash into the mouth of a famished dinosaur (the USPS).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-52868231503619632262012-08-08T00:54:22.221-10:002012-08-08T00:54:22.221-10:00The amount the USPS spends over and above what it ...The amount the USPS spends over and above what it takes in is - <br /><br />$25 Million - Daily<br /><br /><br />The amount the Fed Gov't<br />spends over and above what it takes in is - <br /><br />$3,500 Million - Daily<br /><br />So which one needs fixing ??PhatPostalGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-91123436982137611332012-08-07T19:57:19.045-10:002012-08-07T19:57:19.045-10:00Be real... The republicans are not any more respon...Be real... The republicans are not any more responsible than the democrats. Passing, oh wait excuse me... Allowing a budget to even come to the floor of the Senate requires the Senate majority leader to do his job. When was the last time we saw that happen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-57548925608206486642012-08-07T18:14:30.167-10:002012-08-07T18:14:30.167-10:00i like number 7 let mr romney deal with it if he&#...i like number 7 let mr romney deal with it if he's elected wtf he would sell all the vehicles and give the money back to the government. lol stamps makes it work not bail outs so sell it and split the money with the stock holders wtf thats us the employee, ok im for sell this sucker right now and give me my share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-25979866058246272322012-08-07T12:52:25.179-10:002012-08-07T12:52:25.179-10:00LOL! That's hilarious and actually such a goo...LOL! That's hilarious and actually such a good addition to your message...because WHY ARE THEY? doing this? <br /><br />As they shove people away (like me) who have always believed in the Republican Ideal, I have to wonder what they actually hope to accomplish? And does that mean that I'm going for the lefters, the Democrats? I don't think so. That's the saddest thing, SkyeShepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186775211822620254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-5418056120623940982012-08-07T12:26:03.464-10:002012-08-07T12:26:03.464-10:00The USPS blue collar workforce has decreased by ap...The USPS blue collar workforce has decreased by approx. 20% over the jast 10 years while the white collar workforce has increased by approx. 28%. There is too much "dead wood" in the postal system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-87126154771633122932012-08-07T12:20:05.906-10:002012-08-07T12:20:05.906-10:00Republicans are evil bloodsuckers that only care a...Republicans are evil bloodsuckers that only care about rich people. Tea party fools cant see the forest for the trees. <br /> Democrats are corrupted by lobbyists and dont have the guts to stand up for their convictions.<br /> We are all in for a world of hurt!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-78788095531852115942012-08-07T12:08:59.740-10:002012-08-07T12:08:59.740-10:00i believe issa and ross' postal reform bill ca...i believe issa and ross' postal reform bill calls for the creation of two additional bureaucratic government agencies to 'oversee' the post office! huh? we already have the postal board of govenors and the postal regulatory commission and thousands and thousands of other government bureaucratic jobs to oversee the post office! issa and ross want to<br />add two more!! i guess so they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-42032454000900530292012-08-07T11:36:33.571-10:002012-08-07T11:36:33.571-10:00The USPS has not hired a career employee in over 5...The USPS has not hired a career employee in over 5 years. They currently have 40,000 fewer letter carriers than they did 10 years ago. So the argument that the USPS is not going 'in the same direction' is bunk. If you have no clue what you're talking about, then you shouldn't comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-50379554098485160652012-08-07T11:35:01.539-10:002012-08-07T11:35:01.539-10:003rd Class mail (junk mail) accounted for 51% of th...3rd Class mail (junk mail) accounted for 51% of their revenues, as of their 11/15/2011 loss press release, and was expected to have climbed since then.<br /><br /> And why are environmentalists not breathing fire down the necks of 1) junk mailers and 2) enablers, like the USPS, for such waste? I bet I throw away 2-5 lbs of junk mail every week, and never even open it.<br /><br />As per the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-46703005971066853462012-08-07T11:22:47.255-10:002012-08-07T11:22:47.255-10:00Good. Starve the beast. Look how well "compro...Good. Starve the beast. Look how well "compromise" over the decades has worked for this country.<br /><br />Want a few simple solutions?<br /><br />1) SELL each individual USPS location to a private company (like a Post Boxes, etc., as an example, or Fed-ex or UPS, etc.) and so each location is privately staffed. Imagine the efficiency, the drop in expenses, etc. Current USPS staff can Ted Savashttp://www.savasbeatie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-63036216125985646182012-08-07T11:01:37.149-10:002012-08-07T11:01:37.149-10:00I believe the democrat party had control of both t...I believe the democrat party had control of both the house and the senate and the presidency for two years. They didn't "fix" the postal service. I guess it's just not that important.yukislackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15980045992410396400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-41622169772000208722012-08-07T11:01:17.722-10:002012-08-07T11:01:17.722-10:00The goverment put the po in this position on 2006....The goverment put the po in this position on 2006.Now that they have a chance to fix their screw up they wont.End the prepay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-78448925629414048902012-08-07T10:22:34.201-10:002012-08-07T10:22:34.201-10:00This is about the largest load of crap in an email...This is about the largest load of crap in an email I have ever read. First: The Republicans cannot pass their own bill because the Senate will not pass it. The GOP bill has some real savings that will allow the USPS to become a legitimate business, not some government oversight that continues to be run like Democratic administration; always spending money that they don't have. Businesses are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-9971667700046288392012-08-07T10:10:26.136-10:002012-08-07T10:10:26.136-10:00It sounds to me like it is another case of "t...It sounds to me like it is another case of "too big to fail". The USPS reflects the federal government in its inefficiency. If they can't fix this then there is no way they can fix the deficit. Furthermore, IF "dirty Harry" and the Senate are involved at all in this, it really doesn't matter what the House does, the bill will die a slow death in the Senate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-34138382901612913602012-08-07T09:45:13.888-10:002012-08-07T09:45:13.888-10:00Way to take some responsibility for your own failu...Way to take some responsibility for your own failures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-87337324541444454512012-08-07T05:32:25.394-10:002012-08-07T05:32:25.394-10:00this article left out some very important reasons ...this article left out some very important reasons for the GOP'S<br />inaction on postal reform. in the 'privatize' section you should have mentioned that this would allow congress or their well connected big donors an opportunity to raid the pension and health care funds of the usps which are billions of dollars OVER-funded! the other big motive the writer overlooked was the ability Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com