USPS losing billions ---- consolidating offices

[CravenurdotterII]

Even with all this, bulk mail, val-pak, and weekly unsolicited advos are the ONLY things that have managed to keep the P.O.'s head above water thus far. As the cost of postage continues to increase each May and internet shopping becomes more commonplace across older demographic subsets, there is really no place for the USPS' business model to go other than the way of the Buffalo. I'm not one who wants to see the post office go under or anything, but it's painfully obvious they need some streamlining and fresh ideas.

Even with the $.01 or 2 cent increases people bitch about nonstop, I think it's quite a bargain that I can still manage to get a letter across country in a reasonable amount of time (4 or 5 days) with reasonable assurance it's going to arrive undamaged for less than a buck.

Yes it is a bargain.

TARP was not a bargain......people get all up in arms about a couple pennies.......and then allow Goldman Sachs to rape us for billions......funny country we have here.

[CravenurdotterII]

I am quite thankful for the USPS, I've only ever had one failed delivery, but thousands of successful deliveries. I hope it can continue with such a success rate.

I've had Fed Ex and UPS lose several.......USPS.....never.

[CravenurdotterII]

its not so much incompetent management but that the management isnt nimble enough.

stop saturday deliver? go to congress and ask permission. (personally i think they should go to 3 days a week, but whatever i dont really mail much and i can wait an extra day or three for that piece of junk mail)

close a pointless post office in the middle of nowhere? go ahead and try, you'll be talking to a congressman in no time.

lay off employees? not sure, but probably requires both congressional and union approval.

so yeah, the guts of the issue is the volume of mail is declining at a rather amazing rate. but a major part of the reason for the staggering losses is because USPS management cannot act quickly to do anything to stem the losses. personally i think the usps should be privatized.

They've layed several people off here plus cut hours.
Maybe they're not as "nimble" because they try to keep people employed instead of slashing jobs to keep the CEO's bonus intact and the jets running for the next golf outing.

UPS and Fed EX are privatized and they suck.

[CravenurdotterII]

well you'd probably like your government run health care better too, but that ain't the way we do things round here.

Happen to have two surgeons in the family who work for the VA and did 6 years in Zaire.......for FREE.......omg.......FREE medical care. One's a top ranked vascular surgeon and my sis is a general surgeon.......OMG.....competent government docs.

You're right......that's not the way you do things......because caring and compassion have disappeared from your thinking......

[CravenurdotterII]

Read without sarcasm, that's a good point.
Does it really even matter if the government can do something better or not? If it's not the governments constitutional duty, they shouldn't do it.
Post office is called for in the constitution so the gov should be involved. All this other shit like healthcare....for better or worse, not so sure.

Well....how about a Healthcare Amendment?......that would address your constitutionality issues. Make it a basic right. Certainly appropo in our age.

[CravenurdotterII]

The USPS is losing money because of the blue-screened machine you are clacking into right now.

Blame Al Gore!

Actually, an excellent point.

[CravenurdotterII]

Why not?? The constitution was designed to be amended.

Exactly!

[CravenurdotterII]

Just here to point out that your butt lover Rubi disagrees



Time for a lovers quarrel?

Don't bother Rubi.......he's contemplating whether he's going to hell as an apostate.

[CravenurdotterII]

It's a great photo.....all those happy Iraqis. Finally got one of those critters killing their people. Bag 'em and tag 'em.

[CravenurdotterII]

Are you really so offended by his defense of the USPS? It seems so by the above post being placed in this thread.

He's just bent by my pic of the Blackwater barbeque. It's ok if Iraqis are killed by the hundreds of thousands......but the mercenary dick run by Prince's outfit......he's more important than brown people......right Rubi?