Firstly, they do have their own private courier service.
Second, if USPS suddenly is pushed by the Administration or whatever upon which the Administration manages to lean, it will become more-expensive than FedEx, UPS, DHL, and so forth. The other clients will then go to those lower-cost providers. Then the USPS will go bankrupt, like the three casinos Trump managed to trash.
It seems like the increase would merely put it in line with the cost of existing services.
The whole issue here is that the USPS is subsidizing Amazon delivery, by charging rates lower than what it actually costs to ship things. Other mail fees are subsidizing Amazon, how is that right???
They're not subsidizing Amazon. They were turning a mild profit until they were forced to pre-pay pensions by law instead of acting like any other government or private entity.
They're not subsidizing Amazon. They were turning a mild profit until they were forced to pre-pay pensions by law instead of acting like any other government or private entity.
Are you giving this as a complaint? Should the Post Office not fund their pension plans and go broke like any other government entity?
They are being forced to pre-fund pension plans FAR in advance of their obligation. That is singularly different than ANY other company or entity. It is literally starving them of resources. They can't adequately keep their facilities updated, clean, or expand services. The Post Office is one of the few things specifically mentioned in the Constitution as a service the Government is expected to provide.
If it were not for companies like Amazon and others, the Post Office would have gone bankrupt.
The Postal Service gives priority in hiring to military veterans. Sounds great, right? But in terms of their pension, when a vet is hired by the Postal Service, the portion of the vet's future pension that would have been paid via the military, now has to be funded by the Postal Service instead. Thus making the military's pension funding look better, and the Postal Service's pension funding even more onerous.
I'd like to meet the evil genius who came up with that one, t
Won't that just push... (Score:5, Insightful)
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Firstly, they do have their own private courier service.
Second, if USPS suddenly is pushed by the Administration or whatever upon which the Administration manages to lean, it will become more-expensive than FedEx, UPS, DHL, and so forth. The other clients will then go to those lower-cost providers. Then the USPS will go bankrupt, like the three casinos Trump managed to trash.
How do you know it's more expensive? (Score:-1, Troll)
It seems like the increase would merely put it in line with the cost of existing services.
The whole issue here is that the USPS is subsidizing Amazon delivery, by charging rates lower than what it actually costs to ship things. Other mail fees are subsidizing Amazon, how is that right???
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They're not subsidizing Amazon. They were turning a mild profit until they were forced to pre-pay pensions by law instead of acting like any other government or private entity.
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They're not subsidizing Amazon. They were turning a mild profit until they were forced to pre-pay pensions by law instead of acting like any other government or private entity.
Are you giving this as a complaint? Should the Post Office not fund their pension plans and go broke like any other government entity?
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They are being forced to pre-fund pension plans FAR in advance of their obligation. That is singularly different than ANY other company or entity. It is literally starving them of resources. They can't adequately keep their facilities updated, clean, or expand services. The Post Office is one of the few things specifically mentioned in the Constitution as a service the Government is expected to provide.
If it were not for companies like Amazon and others, the Post Office would have gone bankrupt.
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Actually, it's even worse than that.
The Postal Service gives priority in hiring to military veterans. Sounds great, right? But in terms of their pension, when a vet is hired by the Postal Service, the portion of the vet's future pension that would have been paid via the military, now has to be funded by the Postal Service instead. Thus making the military's pension funding look better, and the Postal Service's pension funding even more onerous.
I'd like to meet the evil genius who came up with that one, t
Re: How do you know it's more expensive? (Score:0)
Why would they expect military veterans to be more suitable as postmen?
Re: How do you know it's more expensive? (Score:4, Funny)
Extensive firearms training.