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the USPS could be doing this and so much more for citizens. But lawmakers in this country are allergic to having the government manage anything

nerdponx 5y ago
Meanwhile the USPS instead funds itself by being an open channel for wasteful junk mail. Making money while doing something actually useful? Not my government, not when there's a tiny sliver of profit to be funneled to wealthy special interests!
MisterTea 5y ago
> But lawmakers in this country are allergic to having the government manage anything Congress has slowly been fucking the USPS to death at the behest of FedEx, UPS, et al lobbyists.
tantalor 5y ago
Here's my Senator on the subject of postal banking: > “You would have to work very hard to come up with a worse idea than having the government become a national bank executed through the post office,” [Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican] said. “Even if the U.S. Postal Service was the most competent, professional and best-run organization on the planet, they should not be in the business of banking. > “We have banks,” Toomey continued. “The idea that the government is going to do a better job is just laughable.” What a moron. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/gop-senators-oppose-idea-of-post-office-banking-services/article_c508cba8-3297-5195-8325-57da550a665a.html https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/gop-senators-oppose-id...
- throwaway946513 5y ago
  What's even funnier is that we actually used to have Postal Banking back in the 20th century. But like other things during the 'Regeanomics era', it was cut, along with forcing the USPS to pay pensions 10 years in advance. The context does help to explain the reason why our USPS Grumman vans are well over their service life, and no where near retirement yet.
  - masonic 5y ago
    >forcing the USPS to pay pensions 10 years in advance This is false, as the factcheck.org reference posted above in this thread makes clear.
psychlops 5y ago
Remind me why we need a post office again.

nerdponx 5y ago

Meanwhile the USPS instead funds itself by being an open channel for wasteful junk mail. Making money while doing something actually useful? Not my government, not when there's a tiny sliver of profit to be funneled to wealthy special interests!

MisterTea 5y ago

> But lawmakers in this country are allergic to having the government manage anything Congress has slowly been fucking the USPS to death at the behest of FedEx, UPS, et al lobbyists.

tantalor 5y ago

Here's my Senator on the subject of postal banking: > “You would have to work very hard to come up with a worse idea than having the government become a national bank executed through the post office,” [Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican] said. “Even if the U.S. Postal Service was the most competent, professional and best-run organization on the planet, they should not be in the business of banking. > “We have banks,” Toomey continued. “The idea that the government is going to do a better job is just laughable.” What a moron. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/gop-senators-oppose-idea-of-post-office-banking-services/article_c508cba8-3297-5195-8325-57da550a665a.html https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/gop-senators-oppose-id...

throwaway946513 5y ago
What's even funnier is that we actually used to have Postal Banking back in the 20th century. But like other things during the 'Regeanomics era', it was cut, along with forcing the USPS to pay pensions 10 years in advance. The context does help to explain the reason why our USPS Grumman vans are well over their service life, and no where near retirement yet.
- masonic 5y ago
  >forcing the USPS to pay pensions 10 years in advance This is false, as the factcheck.org reference posted above in this thread makes clear.

psychlops 5y ago

Remind me why we need a post office again.