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vlyons

(10,252 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 07:12 AM Aug 2020

The post office is NOT a for-profit business

Although Republicans think it should be run like a for-profit business. The post office was never conceived to be a for-profit business. It is a SERVICE. It is the only agency mentioned in the constitution, Article I. Ben Franklin was the first postmaster general.

We don't run the army or the navy as for-profit businesses. We don't run the FDA, FBI, OSHA, or national parks as for-profit businesses. So the next time, someone says the post office loses money and should be run like a for-profit business, please correct them that it is a SERVICE. That's why it's called the United States Postal SERVICE!

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The post office is NOT a for-profit business (Original Post) vlyons Aug 2020 OP
It's a strong talking point for Democrats, in my opinion. kentuck Aug 2020 #1
K&R! gademocrat7 Aug 2020 #2
Neither is the WH SheltieLover Aug 2020 #3
There is an attempt to make the national parks for-profit Maeve Aug 2020 #4
Kick! fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #5

Maeve

(42,271 posts)
4. There is an attempt to make the national parks for-profit
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 08:14 AM
Aug 2020

Which is absolutely insane...capitalism run amok.

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