“Our situation is extremely serious,” the postmaster general, Patrick R. Donahoe says. “If Congress doesn’t act, we will default.” Labor represents 80 percent of the agency’s expenses, compared with 53 percent at United Parcel Service and 32 percent at FedEx, its two biggest private competitors. Damn Al Gore for inventing the internet!
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Judge Napolitano has been talking about this for about three or four months and people have not been taking him very seriously and lo and behold...
The only problem I have with corporate delivery services is that they are way too expensive. They are not for the individual. If they were to change their services or add to their services for individual friendly prices, I would consider using them but I cannot right now. I don't know if the Post Office stops working I am going to be placed in a tight position.
They've been boasting a long time -including some current promo pieces- that they are completely business-funded and self-supporting. Let 'em act like a real business then, and branch out into whatever sidelines that are profitable enough to support their core mission.
Congress is sure to bail out the USPS because nobody else will deliver the members junkmail to their "constituents" for "free".
In other news, people still use the post office.
My post office lady drives a mercedes, will she have to downgrade to a lexus
No more junk mail?
What's the down-side?
I'll have to look up the grocery sales online. Oh wait! I already do that!
The USPS: another entity I'll gladly stick a multi-billion dollar stamp of disapproval on.