Dave Rubin that you?
USPS Crisis: Postmaster General slowing mail & in contact with Republican Party officials!
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Dave Rubin that you?
Its literally occurring overseas as we speak...
There seems to be this idea floating around the HL left that the Republican party isnt part of our govt.If i say "govt program A is inefficient and/or unsustainable" the response is "its the GoP"... as if that makes my statement false.
As long as its public its subject to political fukkery.
GoP shenanigans are an argument for privatizing.
Germany is the size of Texas.
Netherlands is smaller than freaking Maryland.
These aren't apt comparisons.
This mail service provides more in tax revenue from all these small time shipping business than the so called deficit . Not everything is about money.
intra vires
Glory to Michigan
The next US Congress needs to take up Sen. Gillibrand's postal banking legislation. This dumbass controversy should be a launching pad for it.
The only reason they are sustaining losses is the requirement to find their pensions for employees up 75 years out of I remember correctly. Now what company do you know will be able to sustain themselves with that kind of handcuff
False they have had issues for a while... and theres no reason to believe mail volume will increase going forward.
Hence the call for banking...Retiree Health Benefits Prefunding
You do know that this shows their net income started to decline after the bill passed forcing them to pre-fund their benefits correctFalse they have had issues for a while... and theres no reason to believe mail volume will increase going forward.
Retiree Health Benefits Prefunding
Volunteers, just like in NC
This is why Libertarians are a joke politically, and will forever remain so. FedEx and DHL are profit driven. It will cost a fortune for those companies to deliver to rural addresses. You're more prone to magical thinking than leftists.
They only had issurs after forced prefunding. Postal banking was a thing in the past. Why not bring it back?
False they have had issues for a while... and theres no reason to believe mail volume will increase going forward.
Retiree Health Benefits Prefunding
Thats what you see huh? So repealing that mandate with no other changes will right there ship?... alright boss.Evidence?
The government can subsidize/cover the cost as they do now... this isn't an issue.
Why should a private business be subsidized? USPS already does private shippings legwork for rural addresses. Either be full free market, or fully government. No tax dollars for shareholders.
It will help significantly. Add banking, and it will be back in the green.
Congress is already privatized, brehProfit isn't a problem until its at the expense of reason, you'd privatize congress if you could.
Absolutes
If that's how you approach structuring society, then we will just have to agree to disagree.
Privatizing, and subsidizing unprofitable routes vs will save tax payers millions. Something I know your ilk isn't fond of... End the govt imposed monopoly USPS has on mailboxes and letters and let the market sort it out. I'm confident many of the fears are unfounded. Rural areas will continue to receive mail.
You're asking for a system guaranteed to be fragmented, expensive, inefficient, and unequal. Just like privatized police and fire used to be. All because of profit motive over service. Taxpayers don't directly fund USPS operations, they are funded by postage. They do get some special privileges like favorable contracts and tax exemptions, however. Banking would help immesuably. Why are you against it? It helps the USPS and unbanked Americans, many of whom are black.
Edit: a Libertarian poopoohing absolutism is rich. Every Libertarian I've seen has been an ideologue of the highest order. Their rigidity is their main selling point.