President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly looking to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post in a report published Sunday. Trump has made known his desire to detach the USPS from the federal government in conversations at his Mar-a-Lago estate, sources informed the outlet, including with Howard Lutnick, … Read more
I try to make my Sunday Spotlight a positive, upbeat article, but this has not been a very uplifting week. This week’s Spotlight is on the United States Postal Service.
The Science™. Yes, the Left’s “lean” on the phrase has earned the official mockery of a trademark. Why? Joe “The Jab™” Biden needs us all to get vaccinated. C’mon, man, you’re killing people unless you are a postal worker—no Mandated Jab for you.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) loses money like everybody’s business (because it’s our money). Over 87 billion in the past 14 years – or six billion dollars a year (on average). That must be how they are funding the spy agency inside the USPS.
Poll workers have been known to prohibit access to people wearing NRA gear. They claim it reeks of partisan politics and is electioneering. But the Letter Carriers Union endorsed Joe Biden, and we’re letting them handle actual ballots, which keep turning up in ditches or dumpsters like this new case in Jersey.
The Democrats have been using the United States Post office as a 2020 Presidential campaign cudgel for the past few months now. The emails I get from them are all about SAVE THE USPS, SUPPORT THE USPS, ORANGEMAN BAD POLITICAL INTEFERENCE, TRUMP’S POSTMASTER TRYING TO KILL THE POST OFFICE…you get the picture.
Why do the Democrats refuse to universally condemn the riots? Why are they again pushing Russian election interference? And what is the point of the Trump/USPS rigging the election stories? The postal union endorsed Biden. The USPS has been a mess for more than a decade.
Oregon (Orrrign, or is it Or-a Gone), probably has its fair share of responsible adults. Self-Reliant frontier-types, none of whom are represented by the pillaging pukes in Portland. Or this dope, Congressman Peter DeFazio (Oregon CD4), who symbolically chained himself to a Letterbox so Trump couldn’t “steal it.”
Once upon a time, Democrats pilloried USPS. In fact, it was just months ago that the “sub-par postal service” was at the root of hardships suffered by New York City residents. That was then. Now, Democrats have done a complete 180.
The US Postal Service has become a political football. The media’s reporting on the subject cares only about Leftist talking points related to voting. The USPS has real problems. They were present before the Left thought up their latest political talking points.
In a true exhibition of leadership, the House of Representatives is going to recess instead of problem-solving. There is $1-$3.5 trillion coronavirus stimulus measure hanging fire. There are multiple versions of the bill. The negotiations have been ongoing. The latest stumbling block is USPS funding.
One of the stories lighting up the internet this weekend is a report about how Barak Obama feels about Joe Biden. I didn’t think we needed a report. Biden is a dufus, and Obama managed to win despite him. Even Biden couldn’t knock the shine off Barack the magic negro. But Barack’s not running Joe is, and it’s a concern.
The list of whos-who Democrats chiming in on vote-by-mail-fraud is growing. Even Barry-o-Bama has gotten in on that act. They are all steaming mad. Trump won’t spend a few billion more on the Postal Service to make vote-by-mail-fraud the disaster it is destined to be.
Communication and even package delivery are changing. Change is the only constant in life. So what should be done with the US Postal Service? Senator Shaheen has been consistently in opposition to stemming the flow of red ink. Consistently against postal reform.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen sent out a letter this week which begs rebuttal. “I wanted to take a moment to update you on my work to protect the U.S. Postal Service,” she says. This is a problem. It has been a problem as long as Senator Shaheen has been a Senator from New Hampshire.
Democrats and U.S. Postal Service officials are seeking a $75 billion bailout from taxpayers. Bad idea. They are trying to use the coronavirus to hide the bailout. But the USPS did not wake up yesterday and find itself in need of a $75 billion bailout.
If America wants to save some money, it should consider selling off the US Postal service. Aside from delivering junk mail and political flyers (more junk mail), its annual losses are doubling. USPS Buried an 8.8-billion-dollar loss in this year’s fiscal report.
I found myself in a post office yesterday. Gawd. I waited in line, and waited in line…and waited in line. The counter had
Oh please...how about ditch the monopoly.
one, and only one, postal employee at “work.” She chatted and talked and chatted and talked with the captive customer ahead of me. And I waited some more…I waited longer than I’ve ever waited in line in a Publix or any other grocery store. I waited longer than in any Wal-Mart I’ve ever been in. I waited longer for service than I’ve ever waited at any restaurant that I didn’t walk out of.
Why did I put up with that? Because the post office has a monopoly of course! Why not open it up to free market competition? Oh no! We couldn’t allow that! The private companies would “skim the cream.” Rural service would suffer! Mail would be too complicated!
Oh bosh. Like food? Like shoes? Don’t we need a monopoly government service to make sure that “rural areas” get enough food and shoes? To make sure that some stores don’t “skim the cream” on food and shoes? But I digress. The reason the post office has a monopoly is that it’s a bloated political bureaucracy that has outlived its usefulness. You doubt me? Here’s what Thomas Jefferson had to say about the early post office:
