Current Events > So Republicans finally found a way to kill the post office.

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tremain07 posted...

Awesome, our entire postal system will be privatized and naturally only a few places like Amazon will be capable of taking it's place and as such they will market up their prices to cover the costs and gain a monopoly over it because whose gonna stop them? Whose gonna compete with them? I wonder how long until we privatize the police, firemen and any other thing available to the public like parks and libraries. We're already losing public education and with Devos around it's only gonna get worse. America might become the first country to have everything be owned by private organizations or one mega corporation someday.

America is already rapidly speeding towards being a Plutocracy, if it's not one already
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ChuckSDeuces posted...

Ask yourself, how often do you mail stuff that *couldn't* be sent through email or fax.

Also, before answering, understand that there are free apps on smart phones that can scan documents now. (sorry if this sounds condesending, but I legit only just found out about these through my job 3 years ago and meet people who have no idea all the time)

well ballots for one...

beyond that, its still the primary way official correspondence is done. phone calls/emails are too easy to hack or spoof, and that's unlikely to change; but its generally much more of a hassle for a scammer to steal your mail.

it also acts as a check against private mail services allowing their charges to spiral out of control.

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LightningAce11 posted...

Is there any reason for republicans to still be in power? Every single decision and idea they have is bad. It's like they're cartoon villains. There is zero grey area with them.

appeal to majority demographic tribalism to put it bluntly.

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Honestly, I can't see the USPS being that necessary anymore. Sure there are a couple things, but they can easily be taken over by something else


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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

Honestly, I can't see the USPS being that necessary anymore. Sure there are a couple things, but they can easily be taken over by something else

For a significantly higher cost...
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usps is a necessary service that employs hundreds of thousands. if trump actually kills the usps it would be just another unspeakably evil act on him

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andel posted...

usps is a necessary service that employs hundreds of thousands. if trump actually kills the usps it would be just another unspeakably evil act on him

but people don't use USPS anymore. Why should we fund something we don't you just so some people can get paid for work?

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Bio1590 posted...

For a significantly higher cost...

Are there actual numbers on it? We might be paying more over all to keep USPS afloat. Someone smarts had to do it already

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You aren't as stupid as you're portraying yourself as
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I must retreat

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Bio1590 posted...

You aren't as stupid as you're portraying yourself as

"You're not actually stupid but if you're not careful you'll get stuck like that"

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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

Are there actual numbers on it? We might be paying more over all to keep USPS afloat. Someone smarts had to do it already

You're not.

Without USPS there's nothing stopping UPS/FedEx/etc from charging extortionate fees to ship to lower-population areas or just refusing to ship to places period.

FedEx already does this with their Delivery Area Surcharge.
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

I must retreat

lol sorry that was directed at CrazyandLazy and his trolling >_> I didn't realize you posted
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Complete_Idi0t posted...

The Constitution says whatever 5 supreme Court Justices say it says

Philoktetes posted...

uhh the supreme court has 9 justices

Lmao imagine trying to correct Complete_Idi0t and getting it wrong anyway

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CrazyandLazy posted...

We don't really need mail in this age of emails.

Short sighted take

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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

Honestly, I can't see the USPS being that necessary anymore. Sure there are a couple things, but they can easily be taken over by something else

You could try reading the thread

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butthole666 posted...

You could try reading the thread

There's no guarantee in doing that

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how much money has the GOP invested on UPS/Fedex?

I want donald trump to constantly and persistently experience things that make him overwhelmingly hate his life and every facet of it.

really fucking stupid to think that privatizing the mail is somehow going to be a good thing

ClunkerSlim posted...

I wouldnt count on that. My two cousins work for the post office and a few years ago had to move to another state because they shut down a major processing facility in my area. The shut down meant everyones mail was going to take an extra 2 or 3 days to get there and the mayor even signed legislation begging them to stay. But the federal government was like, nope. We out. The Post Office has been quietly winding down for years.

This, the post office is like already out of money, it's only a matter of time.

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I'm not opposed to the USPS being phased out but there's a lot to be done before that. For some bizarre reason though, the same people who want to kill the USPS frequently hamper the necessary progress to pick up the slack once it's gone.

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CrazyandLazy posted...

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We don't really need mail in this age of emails.

Horseshit. Plenty of people don't check their email, or ignore things that shouldn't be ignored. Snail mail is the last good way to get ahold of people if all else fails.

Everyone says the USPS keeps FedEx/UPS prices in check

But I mean, wouldn't they have to keep their prices in check to stay competitive with each other? Or are they all owned under a single conglomerate I'm not aware of?

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ChuckSDeuces posted...

Everyone says the USPS keeps FedEx/UPS prices in check

But I mean, wouldn't they have to keep their prices in check to stay competitive with each other? Or are they all owned under a single conglomerate I'm not aware of?

*looks at the mobile market in Canada*

No lol
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