Why Trump shouldn’t privatize the post office

[@justinholt2195]

It is amazing to read through the comments of so many misinformed citizens. Do the research, talk to employees of the postal service. No other federal agency has to pre-fund healthcare, period. Politicians within the government have been trying to privatize the post office for years. Those of you complaining about the service and delivery standards, that is a direct result of privatization efforts. The post office has been reorganized multiple times, to make it easier to sell of later. Processing facilities have been closed, post offices have been closed, delivery areas have been combined. This is not efficient, this puts the work load on fewer people, and contracts more labor out to third parties. OIG has repeatedly filed research studies that shows that the government's reorganization of the post office has cost more money than it has saved. The postal unions are not the problem. The postal service, like the rest of the federal government has a management problem. As the wage divide in this country grows larger and larger, you people waste your time, commenting about situations that you have no working knowledge of. Now is the time to become an activist and stand up to the economic destruction that our government performs on our working class. Educate yourselves.

[@laurazemba1862]

Justin Holt these people won't get it until they have to pay a dollar for postage or waddle on down the street to an unsecured cluster box to get their mail. I see nothing good about privatizing the post office.

[@aaronrobinson5746]

Thank you, I'm glad someone knows what they are taking about. The post office has problems because of the government getting in the way, but never privatize.

[@si91]

So the postal service has a "management problem" yet the solution isn't to privatize it and get more efficient management? Have you considered the possibility that the government is mismanaging the postal service precisely because it isn't private, and therefore has no incentive to run efficiently, given that it can never go out of business? Privatizing the postal service isn't a radical idea; Australia, the UK, Japan, and other countries have already done it.

[@ericechols5806]

@@si91 - The Post Office mismanagement has to do with attempts to privatize it. The Post Office should Never Be Privatized ! The Post Office (Post Offices) is mentioned in the Constitution. It was Congresses duty to develop and run this institution. 😉✌🏽

[@si91]

@@ericechols5806 The post office has been running at a loss for decades. If it were a privately run, it would have gone out of business. There's no need for a government-run postal monopoly that criminalizes competition.

[@Marl3-g5t]

If the post office is run by itself why does the government tell us we have to privatize. No other company has to pay 75 in advance.

[@johnmontes8867]

3 words, government guaranteed pension.

[@therobinmasterstheory1636]

Good question.

[@rickeyalarcon2881]

Yes ture John, but why not remove the huge burden of having to pay 75 year in advance, or make every company do the same.

[@ericechols5806]

The GOP lead Congress made that "Law" that the Post Office had to fund 75 years of retirement in advance to break it. They wanted to privatize it then, and still are trying under this Administration.

[@beamersbeamer6514]

John Montes oh that’s right pension is an evil dirty rotten thing now. Inherit is the new thing

[@fatshinobi]

She wasn't even trying to listen to him. PO pays 5.5 billion a year into the US treasury for "retirement funds" mandated by congress. If they didn't have to do that then guess what? They're making 5.5 billion in profit. Its a no brainer. Get rid of the prefunding. Problem solved.

[@carsonc29]

exactly...this is like having to pay your entire yearly rent/mortgage all in one payment in the beginning of the year...its gonna be hard for you to have any spare $$ if you have to come out of pocket because you're playing catch up

[@saidphoenix]

let the man speak girl

[@zgjfinance2796]

Privatizing the post office will ensure that if you live in rural areas it WILL BE HARDER TO GET YOUR MAIL.

[@Flaccid_toast]

There will always be a free market for someone being responsible for delivering mail. I live in a rural town and there are private companies that collect trash that do just fine. The mail isn't that much of a leap when thinking it could do well privitized. We already have companies that would be able to have a government contract to deliver mail to those area. It might be harder, but that doesn't immediately mean that it would be more expensive. I will say that you cannot expect to have an organization like the Post Office not receive tax dollars, but at the same time cap what they can charge for a package. The government killed the Post Office once that legislation was in place. If the government could screw that up so quick why would we give more money to a failing organization?

[@cstrutherskgs]

It’s a public service. It isn’t supposed to make a profit.

[@Thelimitsof]

Yes, but the difference it has a loss. The USPS should ideally break even since it's from taxpayer dollars and sold to those taxpayers, there shouldn't be a loss that's a problem with the company's efficiency.

[@mrpostman730]

@@Thelimitsof Taxpayers dollars? No thats not True.

[@beamersbeamer6514]

Tell that to the hospitals

[@cstrutherskgs]

Actually_ The ATF has a loss the FBI has a loss the DOT has a loss public services shouldn’t have to break even or even be a business.

[@IdMonster00]

The Post Office is supposed to be a public service, not a business.

[@thedevil2486]

If the post office dies, so does America!

[@Genesis23OPB]

yes lady, its too cheap! and guess what, they cant rise prices due to that stupid 2006 bill!

[@ericechols5806]

Congress has every right to make sure that anyone in America can send a letter to anyone else in America. That's the point of having the Post Office in the first place 😉✌🏽

[@Genesis23OPB]

@@ericechols5806 yeah exactly, which is why it also has the duty ro make sure the postal service is peoperly funded and can do what its supposed to.

[@ericechols5806]

@@Genesis23OPB - Yeah......That's why the GOP lead Congress in 2006 passed that Bill to make the Post Office fund 75 years of retirement. It was to break the Post Office and Privatize it. Being that the Post Office is mentioned in the Constitution, I don't understand how people don't vote these bad actors out 🤷🏽‍♂️✌🏽

[@ericechols5806]

@@Genesis23OPB - Article 1, Section 8 (Post Office and Roads)... 👍🏽

[@lancecereal3673]

Eric Echols Sr. What's weird was that it was a bipartisan bill.

[@derekrichards5600]

Isn't it ironic that the United States Postal Service gives better service to the American people than you could ever do as a president!

[@IdMonster00]

She thinks mail carriers have better benefits than she does?

[@mckennadavids1807]

USPS is a PUBLIC service. It shouldn’t flip a profit. It provides coverage and rates that private, for-profit companies do not.

[@MikeP-z9q]

Your mailman needs a better contract louis dejoy needs a reality check and needs to get fired or needs to resign his position so someone willing to add a.i and help the company and employees grow. Vote no reject the new contract for our usps employees thank you 🙏

[@James-ql8bo]

The poor USPS employees about to lose their pensions over management of the USPS that can't run the business.

[@jeffw1267]

I can guarantee you that if the post office were privatized, door-to-door delivery would disappear almost immediately. Cluster boxes would allow one carrier to cover two routes. But the service would be much worse. Postage costs would shoot way up and you'd have crackheads delivering your mail for less money and benefits. Postal workers get paid a lot but it's a tough job.

[@aaronrobinson5746]

Thank you

[@downfall7125]

cluster boxes are being put up now a new neighborhood with houses 300-400k have them. at 800 house im still a 43k rt

[@nikkinoos82]

Why wouldn't she let him speak? She was so unprofessional..You don't railroad over someone you are interviewing especially when he was stating something so important.

[@carlozlobo1]

Thats bcuz she dont want his to say what the real deal is. Trump wanna sell it to highest bidder

[@nicoleshannon9430]

The benefits are not to rich if u only know how much work we do do behind the scenes you would so understand

[@TruthFactsLM57]

35 yrs City Carrier, my pension is 20% less of what I worked full time for . Apply that reasoning to Social Security , the middle class and working poor don't ask for more , just fair, the Republican pushed for that bill to pre fund . The problem with the Post office is to many who don't deliver or touch the mail getting paid alot to just count the mail . Cut to 5 days , no Saturday.

[@Robassist88]

Lol I dont need my mail? Ok I guess packages dont count as mail?

[@randysimmons9838]

If it was private,half the people would be fired!

[@lamarravery4094]

It isn't privatized and 60% of postal employees are gone now because of automation. And when they hire, the new people have less benefits and get paid lower wages.

[@jeffw1267]

They'd be fired and replaced with crackheads (with criminal records), making $10/hr. What do you think will happen to your mail and parcels then?

[@DP-js2fi]

1 thing I can say, at least they have tried really hard to compensate their employees good. It should have been structured more responsibly though.

[@albertjackson9236]

The US Post Office is losing to UPS, FedEx, Amazon, Uber, Lyft, email, paperless bill receive & pay, telephones & cell phone in place of letters, download videos, music, books, documents, credit cards in place of USPS money orders, etc.

[@BootsTheCat24]

She would be standing in a very long line waiting to get her mail, which would also block business!

[@mfmf100]

They should at least go to three or four day delivery. Six days is ridiculous.

[@cstrutherskgs]

Why?

[@gotchagee3315]

You say that but yet will be mad when your Amazon package didn’t arrive when you want it.

[@michaelmills7006]

Once a week would be fine with me. Half of the mail carriers can go on unemployment and get paid to set at home. Would probably still be cheaper than privitation

[@gotchagee3315]

@ Lol. Amazing everyone forgets the package delivery. I’m sure when your adult toys didn’t arrive the day before you will be chasing it down like an assassin. 😂😂

[@mourka01]

Oh a union president instantly loses all credibility on the subject

[@roberthooten4652]

Maybe that forever stamp isn't going to be forever after all!

[@ChrisUong.English]

Robert Hooten you right. i should buy them for collection.

[@SharonCreamer671956]

So, he doesn't want to close it, he wants to privatize it. I am opposed to outsourcing.

[@poetcomic1]

I believe that it is unrealistic to expect the post office to 'make money' it is a vital service provided to the American people and could and should operate at a loss. There is no way it can be profitable or cost effective to supply postal service to rural and distant small towns. Is it run badly? THAT is a different issue.

[@everettbrown5583]

A union president??? Why don't you run for president? Trump seems to doing pretty good for now. How much do you make from hardworking union members? He is afraid of losing his probably huge income.

[@CHAS1422]

Post office does a pretty damn good job if you ask me. Also, do not privatize the highway system otherwise we end up with a million toll roads, and monopolies on the shortest routes. The Dulles Greenway in Northern Virginia (privately owned) charges $5.60 for a mile of travel between the first two exists. Roads can be built and maintained by private contractors, but not owned. There are clearly some services best operated by the state or Federal government.

[@carsonc29]

agree with this..not everything needs to be run for profit..I wish health care would stop being a for profit industry

[@cstrutherskgs]

Some people think everything has to be for profit. It’s stupid. Public services shouldn’t be privatized.

[@carsonc29]

@@cstrutherskgs you are correct...not everything needs to be about profit..how about stop making usps fund pensions 75 years in to the future...thats 5.5 billion a year saved

[@cstrutherskgs]

carsonc29 yep. Congress is too far in the president’s pocket to do that.

[@Gloria-ro4vn]

Efficient? Not in my city.

[@RedStar-13]

Work for usps then you’ll understand. We’re human.

[@josephramdas2502]

Privatize the dam thing already. Unions only looks out for it's self. The current Post office system is incompetent.

[@LonghornAF]

Joseph Ramdas Currently the objective for usps right now is to send mail while spending less than the budget. If it’s privatized like you want the objective will be to make money leading to higher cost for us.

[@josephramdas2502]

LonghornAF People will pay for a service that is reliable.

[@lordbeerus3383]

Privitizing will only make things more expensive. Their goal is to maximize profits.

[@carsonc29]

@@josephramdas2502 so you'd opt to pay $12 to send a first class letter as opposed to a 47 cent stamp just because you'd feel "safe" GTFOH LOL..look, I dont mind paying the higher prices at Chi-fil-a because the service is outstanding, but im not trying to pay that high amount every day for every meal..privatizing USPS would be like paying Chic-fil-a prices on every package...naw, id rather they fix the current USPS and keep it tax payer funded

[@kamala2111]

He has no chance getting this thru Congress

[@100forks]

The Post Office is also liable for $70 billion in retirement obligations.

[@lamarravery4094]

And Congress is forcing the post office to pay into future retirees pensions and medical benefits who aren't even employed yet. That's ridiculous. The post office is mostly automated now, they've cut the workforce by 60% in the last decade and Trump wants to streamline it further? Pretty soon there won't be a post office because Trump destroyed it. Also, don't forget, Trump bought the post office building in Washington DC for real cheap and I think that's what he plans on doing. If the post office is privatized, they will get rid of most of the buildings and vehicles and Trump will go in and buy them up real cheap.

[@helpAmerica1]

So farming subsidies 33 Billion Trump Golfing that is in the millions.

[@patriotamerican3069]

You are comparing a apple with a orange.

[@kytediane6964]

Medicare for all would take care of it. Problem solved.

[@LovingPrinceTamayuki]

Yeah why not free healthcare, free schools, free clothing, free energy, you go to the Post office for overnight anything?

[@m.burgesszbikowski8049]

“It runs without tax payers dollars”.....yeah, sure......

[@buyerbware25]

Margaret Burgess Zbikowski It runs without one penny of taxpayer dollars.

[@m.burgesszbikowski8049]

buyerbware25 ......does that include their pensions?

[@buyerbware25]

Margaret Burgess Zbikowski The postal service has been pre- funding employees' retirement pay decades in advance with not one penny of tax money going to the USPS, which, by law, cannot keep any profits it makes. That seems crazy, right? The USPS is the only self-supporting federal agency. Money has already been set aside for people who are not yet even employed by the Postal Service. This man is not in any way exaggerating.

[@buyerbware25]

Nika D That is explained briefly in this video as cumulative losses over years. President Bush signed a law making it illegal for the Postal Service to keep any profits from its sales and services, so this sort of math has been going on for many years.

[@LonghornAF]

Margaret Burgess Zbikowski Take a look at the US internet industry it’s hard for rural customers to find fast broadband options. Now if the post office was broken and sold then the next owner would get rid of the routes that lose money leaving thousands without options.

[@parrotconservative]

"It runs without taxpayer dollars" Biggest bullcrap of the year

[@observergoldstein3709]

the post office privatized does not bother me

[@carsonc29]

I bet it would bother you if they have to start charging $5 just to mail a letter all because they now have to start caring more about their shareholders

[@johnmontes8867]

carsonc29 Mailing letters is an antiquated and obsolete way of communication, besides nobody would pay that cost they’d go to another establishment, its the competition that keeps cost down. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@nick3720]

No business could sustain such a mandate... funding supposed 75 years into the future. That's like a landlord requiring a tenant to pay 3000 months of rent up front. It's obviously subterfuge.

[@voxtemporis3032]

Fox opposing postal privatization! Somebody must have put LSD in my coffee this morning.

[@Boingfish1]

Runs NOT on taxpayers dollars? Where and who pays for the short fall. Billions of dollars is a lot of ghost money.

[@spiritwolffursuits3764]

He could have done without her snarky interruptions every five seconds. Her parents raised her wrong.

[@USARMYvietnamVET1969]

Just raise the mail rate .... do what you have to do to keep your head above water..

[@beamersbeamer6514]

Raising prices doesn’t always fix the problems

[@Harveycartoonlvr11]

Honestly, did you really EXPECT any FOX New Anchor (and I respect a number of though) to let this Man talk? Let the Man talk, Woman! Nope. Fox won't have it.

[@mark1952able]

Did Trump read the history of the U.S. Post Office? I think not.

[@James-ql8bo]

The Us government can't run the country we $35 trillion dollars in debt 😂 whos holding them accountable.

[@adconreal8926]

Totally agree! Amazon won’t eat those profits! The American consumer will end up paying it! Let’s say they do turn a profit after we pay double or triple for mail service where is that money going to go? It’s a service to the American people and should only be designed to cover its own operations Cost. I guarantee it’s in the wages and benefits. 100,000 per employee easy

[@selfishcapitalist3523]

Privatize and bust the union!

[@skurai]

shes mad disrespectful , not to mention her dumb questions

[@goodfaith5827]

Original Good Faith Privatization wants to know, Who pays the post office employees? Who writes their checks? Where do they get there checks from?

[@mathbrown9099]

Not a bit of what this guy says is credible. If you've been to PO's where I live you'd find the speed, smell and cleanliness greatly deficient. Why? Most likely these are Unionized workers with deep protection--they cannot be supervised and will not adhere to USPS employee work rules. I agree that we need a dedicated Postal Service, just want to decertify--ATCU/Reagan.

[@michaelsdragons]

Allow the post office compete with the Fedex, UPS, DHL etc of the world, for all sizes of packages. Allow the Post Office to get out of the junk mail business, extremely non cost effective. Don,t require the USPS to deliver packages that Fedex, UPS, etc don't want to deliver, they barely make any money- about equilivlant to the cost of junk mail

[@the597pipefitter]

What a condescending interview. You asked the man why?? He was explaining and all you wanted to do was demean healthcare benefits and retirement benefits that were collectively bargained for in good faith. Now that people like you dont have what they do you want to belittle it and say maybe its too rich. Maybe you should get a better job with a CBA attached so you too can have excellent benefits and a decent living wage instead of undermining what legitimate individuals agreed to previously. Also, raise the postage rate to reflect the actual service so the USPS can be more competitive in the market space.

[@rickarra9396]

Trump should sell all college loans that are delinquent more than two years. It's a windfall for our country

[@kennethmccann6402]

FedEx, UPS, Amazon delivered nice things with profits. USPS delivered junked mail made lost cards, billing, greeting notes and more never arrive as I believed messed with junks mail at lost profits!

[@tyro244]

Everyone needs to send The President a Postcard. * * * Dear President Trump, I need my Post Office. Regards, First Name, Last Initial - - - - - - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500

[@PwninFace4u]

why she keep cutting him off?

[@lamarravery4094]

And there are a lot of bureaucracy at the post office. Too many mid level managers and supervisors that are unnecessary. And they have conventions and travel a lot. Total waste of postal revenue. There needs to be oversight. While they eliminate workers and the workers left have to do more work and the volume of packages keeps increasing.

[@jeffw1267]

We are now to the point where first-class mail and parcels don't get delivered every day, even with many of the carriers working 80-90 hours per week. This used to be unheard of. There are just not enough carriers to get the work done. Management has extended routes and curtailed hiring, knowing that there is increased apartment construction and parcel loads in our area. They do not care about the workers.

[@pigboykool]

this guy don't know what he is talking about..........

[@Boingfish1]

Like other pension plans...how many PO dollars are in China?

[@douglasanderson1276]

The post office is a not for profit what dollars are you talking about? And how are pension plans in China pension plans invest in assets like stock, bonds, real estate and ?? and disperses the moneys as needed how is that a China thing?

[@Boingfish1]

DOUGLAS ANDERSON ...sorry my statement and your questions are more complicated than I can address here. We may actually share similar sentiments.

[@jlj547]

I have an idea how about we make mail deliver mounted ( driving routes ) for houses that a far apart and make it centralized in places where houses are tight together, then you would only need half the man power. Tell everyone that's 55 and over that they can retire with full benefits That right there would reduce the work force by 70%. And then hire temps when the it's peak season. I know it's not popular believe me I work for the USPS but that would make it profitable and yeah fire the lazy people.

[@michaelpease1529]

FULL DISCLOSURE

[@mjwmontgomery]

Stop subsiding your main customer

[@kangaroobooks1010]

The postal service is not what it used to be. They loose my mail, they lost my money order, and when I filed a claim , they never responded, and the I watched as they used immigrant day laborers to paint their facility, in Newport, Ca. MAGA

[@jtbassgambler2594]

You're sooo full of baloney

[@sbrecke1507]

Anything for big business, thats the only way Trump thinks.

[@enniswhalen2428]

WHY DOES SHE INTERRUPT SO MUCH ? JEEZ!

[@dr.zippymcscoots8725]

Its whst tgey do at Fox if someone is actually saying a true fact tgat contradicts the president or if the president is a democrat. Bill Oreilly once interrupted someone 67 times in 20 mins.

[@janemarsh6850]

Oh Donald thank you so much for the past tax cut of the 35. This year we bought new 200 foot boat were taking care of our staff we have 38 salad girls what a guy come join us

[@mark1952able]

Worship the Dollar and loose your soul!

[@christined3953]

bloomberg has that 65 billion

[@theredeemer3780]

Go Trump . We here in Australia privatized our post office, and now it's 10 times better and the service is second to none, and we have loads more post offices now the people is paying for the PO atm via the government in the us.U need to privatize it believe me

[@lamarravery4094]

You can't compare Australia to the US. The US is a bigger country with 10x the population. Privatization wouldn't work here. The postal service shouldn't be runned by a corporation. They wouldn't deliver to remote areas because it isn't cost effective. The post office is for the people not to be profited by some corporation.

[@jeffw1267]

Postal rates are FAR higher in Australia than in the US.

[@carsonc29]

@@jeffw1267 right..people in favor of it being privatized forget this.....it all sounds good, but when they are paying $10 to send a first class letter as opposed to a 47 cent stamp all because the letter is going to a rural area or the company running USPS wanna give their shareholders big dividends, they will be complaining

[@A_Random_Person27]

How about we let certain parts of it go private?

[@buyerbware25]

Parts of it will not go private without industries cherry-picking the easiest tasks while leaving the heavy lifting all to the USPS. Private industries have pushed to have their employees deliver to industrial parks and nice apartment complexes so that only postal workers would deliver in high-crime areas. Also, I have never heard of any company expressing great interest in servicing rural areas instead of having the USPS doing that.

[@Armando7654]

he definitely SHOULD privatize it!!! The guy in the studio is just empty words. They keep loosing mail & packages and customers have no recourse whatsoever. They will never return your money for their errors which occur all the time.

[@jtbassgambler2594]

You blondie moron low life you're a sad pathetic trumpturd

[@chrisreed3040]

Just because u support Trump doesn't mean u have to agree on everything. I don't know about this one. Will have to do my homework a little bit more.

[@Sunshyne-1]

Wow she is not a good listener

[@georgeschlaline6057]

65 billion Let it go

[@Mistaarnold]

How does it run without taxpayer dollars? It’s minus 65billion in last 10 years? Who writes the checks? Lol

[@christopherpeninger324]

This man did not do the post office postage. I love the postal service but if it was a business you wouldn't invest in it. Move to an official US Email service and official government delivery services for legal and official correspondence. Junk mail could live in the official junk folder.

[@mark1952able]

READ the history and benefits the Post Office has given the American public for Decades......OR, ....listen to Fox Fake NEWS!

[@richarddalton5191]

Efficient? Billions in the hole! I tracked a pkg,was finally delivered on it's second trip to me in Houston

[@sonofatiger]

It is un American .

[@cstrutherskgs]

It is in the constitution. How could it not be American?

[@georgeschlaline6057]

USPS 1775-2022

[@mrpostman730]

I said 2029, more like 2025, maybe even sooner.

[@KeepItReal33]

The post office has lost money for over 30 years! It’s about time to give it to the private sector.

[@jtbassgambler2594]

Bullshit you little brain repubturds are corruption.... Wow you low life sad pathetic moron

[@janemarsh6850]

Ata. Boy Donald Trump you can save wasted money to build your wall and other things

[@sancop]

It doesn’t run without taxpayer dollars if it’s lost 65 billion over the last 10 years in taxpayers are going to have to build them out

[@nondescript5225]

I was told it was all Trump's fault, there is always more to the story. I'm going to keep searching

[@jackieraulerson2005]

Wake up people, he’s trying to close the post office so we can’t have mail in voting.

[@KPad87]

I always see my mail man taking breaks . He a milk man lol.

[@jlj547]

Hey I work there that's like 90% of the people that work there.

[@DrHogfan]

Maybe he’s taking a lunch break if you see him in the same place every day. Surely you’re not following him around.

[@carsonc29]

mail people are allowed a lunch break...I hope you arent expecting them to run around 8+ hours a day without any breaks

[@aliadeeb6859]

I hope she is playing devil's advocate. If not than she has no standing in opposing any regulation imposed upon a private business on the grounds that it is financially crippling. I just wish progressive politicians would recognize the harm done when they regulate the private economy like this.

[@hodr1000]

Horrible interview… let the man talk.

[@kathi3014]

We need the post offices. Why close a service during a pandemic? Do we rally need to close post offices during a pandemic? That would be another slap to Americans pocketbook and another confusing change that we don't need right now with the pandemic. I guess businesses still open will not get paid, especially by the older generation. Also, people will not get medicines etc etc. It's a bad idea to go to the pharmacies right now for older Americans. It is better to have items mailed to you. Don't make changes that are not necessary right now because there is enough change with the pandemic.

[@brianschooley3833]

US government needs to intervene in an old system. Sell the US postal service in sections. I don't know if trump can do this, but someone needs to. Have you seen salaries, and pensions in the postal service????? Then you would understand

[@nativeproud4160]

Get rid of this wasteful bunch how many millions have they lost

[@jookbj]

It should ve privatized. Fedex is a good example.

[@wontsettle4u]

jookbj Who do you think processes the majority of FedEx and UPS mails? THE UNITED STATES PISTAL SERVICE! Check your facts. It generates its own revenue with NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS. USPS is one of the largest contributors to Federal retiree pensions and benefits...from the President to the guy who changes light bulbs. Check your facts. The Founding Fathers wrote the existence of a national communications network into the Constitution, hence the Post Office. It is a constitutional institution. Not for profit, but for service to the citizens. IT BELONGS TO YOU, CITIZEN.

[@gettingslim186]

This guy is a bought shrew for the usps

[@trem876]

Just privatize it. There really is no need for it to be run by the government.

[@carsonc29]

that would be a terrible idea...the cost for basic services would skyrocket...postal service is a social service much like public transportation..its objection shouldnt be to make profit...maybe if the gov't quit making them fund retirements 75 years in advance then they'd have free $$ and wouldnt be in the hole

[@trem876]

@@carsonc29 why would it sky rocket? How can you pay for worker benefits 75 years out and have low prices? Someone is getting screwed somewhere...

[@trem876]

@@carsonc29 also, buses and trains should be privatized.

[@carsonc29]

@@trem876 um no..neither buses nor trains should be privatized because then profit would be the sole motivation of operation..you would see an increase in prices..you'd see lobbyist in Washington making sure no laws are put in place to prohibit price hikes..they'd convince local governments that hiking up prices would be a good move...they'd even argue that suspending routes in certain areas is good since its not "profitable" even if people in those areas NEED the service to be available...when it comes to a basic service that serves the common good, profit margins should never been in the equation

[@carsonc29]

@@trem876 that is just my point..if USPS wasnt FORCED to fund workers retirements 75 years into the future, they COULD turn enough profit to not need a bailout or any sort of help..perhaps they could even afford to hire more workers so the services are more efficient..prices would skyrocket because shareholders would DEMAND high returns and you cant get those returns by leaving prices the exact same..the reason drugs cost so much isnt because it cost drug companies tons of $$ to make them..its because they have to give shareholders the returns they want