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In reply to the discussion: A Letter From A Former Letter Carrier [View all]mikekohr
(2,312 posts)21. Wrong! read above posts
Your only point that is correct is that Republicans would love to see the Post Office fail. United Parcel Service has one of the largest PACs in Washington DC. UPSPAC was a sponser on Newt Gingrich's "Contract on American" and the vast majority of their money goes to Republicans.
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what's the distinction between a 'rural letter carrier' and usps? you mean a contractor?
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#6
A Rural Letter Carrier is an employee of the United States Post Office (USPS),
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#10
a part-timer, i believe. that's what i thought. we have them here, and so far as i know they're
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#11
if they are full-time employees, just like other employees, then there's no cost-savings involved
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#13
Wrong! A rural letter carrier can deliver many small villages in an hour or so
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#14
So could a regular postal worker, then. But regular postal workers don't do it, there's a separate
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#16
A Rural Letter Carrier IS a "regular" Postal worker. These customers would continue to be served
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#20
You contradict yourself in your very own post. And you work for UPS, so quit pretending to be
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#31
Post Script: Yesterday the Post Office announced major reductions in many of the small/tiny offices
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#25
That's another wonderful idea that shrub and Potter (former Post Master General) pushed
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#18
Correct. There were 5 different unions for the 13 employees of the last Post Office I worked in
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#41
Yes, I agree consolidation could help avoid turf wars and improve flexibility, etc.
OrwellwasRight
Feb 2013
#48
The 75 year pre-payment is just one of the big issues facing the USPS and is the easiest to fix
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#49
The problems I address existed long before the 2006 "cluster F" imposed by the Repukes in Congress
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#42
Wrong! Rural Letter Carriers, employees of the USPS, will deliver the mail to their homes
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#40
That's my point. If we don't allow the needed changes the USPS will fold under it's own weight.
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#50
thanks for the information. that sounds more logical. can you add some detail about the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#19
A little bit of knowledge is dangerous and your headline debases your argument,
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#23
And some reading comprehension might allow you to reach rational conclusions.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#32
There are 5 post offices within 2 miles of my house -- so it's not just a rural problem
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#27
there are two po's within 5 miles of my home; but 3 ups & 4 fedex offices. i guess they have
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#36
Are you counting drop boxes, former Kinko's, franchised UPS stores, and affiliates like Staples?
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#37
i'm counting stores labeled ups & fed ex in the phone book that have telephone numbers and
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#38
Now we are getting somewhere. Congress, as well as we, have to allow the Post to adapt
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#43
Repubs mandating funding pensions for unborn people is designed to kill the Post Office
upi402
Feb 2013
#33
And here's another piece that has actual facts as opposed to the Libertarian swill
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#46
A load of codswallop written in jargon. The article completely ignores every salient issue.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#58
Since you have ignored every bit of factual information that I and others have presented you
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#61
There were similar "concerns" when the Post Office eliminated twice a day delivery
mikekohr
Feb 2013
#59