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I don't hear any reports about the postal service scrambling to deliver late Christmas packages liberal N proud Dec 2013 #1
They also have to deliver to everyone. riqster Dec 2013 #5
I think they could raise their rates MynameisBlarney Dec 2013 #8
It depends on where they're shipping to and from. pnwmom Dec 2013 #41
They are... mimi85 Dec 2013 #85
"They" cannot. SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #89
My wife and I have been going out of our way to use the USPS more and more. onehandle Dec 2013 #2
Us, too. riqster Dec 2013 #3
46 cents USPS vs $12.50 UPS...... for a LETTER! ErikJ Dec 2013 #35
That is why they are trying to take that business away from the USPS. riqster Dec 2013 #37
EXACTLY...!!!! ardy Dec 2013 #48
Privatization mean PROFITS for the greedy. glinda Dec 2013 #58
As a former USPS city carrier, I never use anything but the post office. Those Nay Dec 2013 #91
I always use the post office wilt the stilt Dec 2013 #4
Good one to use. I just don't hear many complaints in my area. It's mostly wingnuts who say it here. freshwest Dec 2013 #32
Good thread malaise Dec 2013 #6
And to you! riqster Dec 2013 #7
The Post Office is in the Constitution--they CAN'T get rid of it Demeter Dec 2013 #9
They could privatize it. Another way of killing it. riqster Dec 2013 #12
No, they can't. Not any more than they have. Demeter Dec 2013 #18
Yes, Congress can, all they have to say is UPS is the Post Office. happyslug Dec 2013 #72
Awesome post. riqster Dec 2013 #73
They may not be able to get rid of it entirely mac56 Dec 2013 #13
Unfortunately they could. They already got the ruling back in 1969 or 1970. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #71
I always use the USPS to send things. HappyMe Dec 2013 #10
Congress doesn't work for Us - they work for the 1% FreakinDJ Dec 2013 #11
You got that right. nt riqster Dec 2013 #14
WTF? Octoberfurst Dec 2013 #15
The reason? The payments from FedEx and UPS. riqster Dec 2013 #20
This was a poison pill . . . aggiesal Dec 2013 #36
The reason? BobUp Dec 2013 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Dec 2013 #59
I live in a rural area. I can see the post office down the street. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #16
Oh yeah. Also some blighted urban areas. riqster Dec 2013 #19
My job requires me to be shipping packages all the time. Jetboy Dec 2013 #17
Replace "even though" in your OP title with "because" n/t Fumesucker Dec 2013 #21
When you are right, you're right. riqster Dec 2013 #26
+1 a significant amount.......nt Enthusiast Dec 2013 #82
Yep, USPS handles 160 billion pieces of mail per year, mbperrin Dec 2013 #22
the last sentence up there is the funniest damn thing iv'e read all week... Volaris Dec 2013 #87
I don't understand the hate/complaining about USPS Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2013 #23
That last sentence is the killer question. riqster Dec 2013 #29
The PTB say we aren't using it anymore AllyCat Dec 2013 #56
Maybe not as much as we did in "the olden days" Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2013 #75
I agree with you, but the media tells us otherwise. AllyCat Dec 2013 #94
I hate that this is happening, and speak publicly about it often. byronius Dec 2013 #24
The USPS got all my xmas packages there a day before they said they would this year. cags Dec 2013 #25
Republican cronies have their eyes on some of the most valuable randr Dec 2013 #27
Diane Feinstein's husband is selling it off at this summerschild Dec 2013 #39
Like vultures pickin at the bones of America randr Dec 2013 #65
Is HR 1351 still being pushed or is there a new fix for this GOP nonsense? KurtNYC Dec 2013 #28
I believe it is still being blocked by the GOP. riqster Dec 2013 #44
We really can't say this enough, so I hope that your thread senseandsensibility Dec 2013 #30
USPS is a bargain ramapo Dec 2013 #31
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #33
Thanks back atcha, Uncle Joe. riqster Dec 2013 #34
My First Thought When I Heard of the FedEx/UPS Fiasco Stainless Dec 2013 #38
And all the Fox Addicts spreading the lies about how the USPS is soooo bad. riqster Dec 2013 #40
Kicking! go west young man Dec 2013 #42
If only one of these three services survives I prefer it be the US Postal Service. GoneFishin Dec 2013 #43
If the USPS goes down, triple rates AND less service from the other two. riqster Dec 2013 #45
A reader pointed this out: riqster Dec 2013 #46
We need to fight this. I live 10 miles from the nearest post office. jwirr Dec 2013 #47
I think the subject line of that blog post is a little extreme! George II Dec 2013 #49
Seems fair to me. But then, UPS isn't giving me tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. riqster Dec 2013 #54
Well, let's just look at the contribution from UPS... George II Dec 2013 #68
weak attempt nt U4ikLefty Dec 2013 #88
Reality George II Dec 2013 #92
These same "bribes" are what is ruining this country by taking away any semblance of Representative Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #50
"The Ed Show" gets it right - mitty14u2 Dec 2013 #51
USPS Flat Rate Priority shipping. Free franking. Best things ever for personal and small business. haele Dec 2013 #52
This post should be an OP. riqster Dec 2013 #53
Excellent post malaise Dec 2013 #64
Amen CaptCaribbean Dec 2013 #55
Much of the country is a right-wing echo chamber. riqster Dec 2013 #60
They busted Madame Marie, too. n/t Orsino Dec 2013 #61
Soul crushing Shibainu Dec 2013 #62
Not directed at you. riqster Dec 2013 #63
Large business shipping is what UPS was set up to do. haele Dec 2013 #67
Well put! riqster Dec 2013 #69
Oh no! I'm a rural carrier and saw you guys out hoofing it also! GobBluth Dec 2013 #70
Indeed! riqster Dec 2013 #74
Strange coincidence: JDPriestly Dec 2013 #66
Whoever has the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, MAKES THE RULES. blkmusclmachine Dec 2013 #76
The true "golden rule". riqster Dec 2013 #79
Our New and Improved Congress 2.0 does NOTHING unless bribed to do so. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2013 #77
The "capitalism can do it better" meme is pure bullshit KansDem Dec 2013 #78
Where are the mass xxqqqzme Dec 2013 #80
This is an example of, "Our Party leaving us." Enthusiast Dec 2013 #81
One more example of taking over swilton Dec 2013 #83
Bought cheaply Moral Compass Dec 2013 #84
K&R. USPS regularly delivers for UPS/FedEx in areas that the others deem "unprofitable". El_Johns Dec 2013 #86
Subsidizing is the word all right. riqster Dec 2013 #93
USPS should offer encrypted privacy rights protected email, as well as mobile internet/phone service grahamhgreen Dec 2013 #90
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