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Unrelated to this, I remember in 2020 there was a lot of controversy about Postmaster General DeJoy being a Trump appointee and how he was going to slow down ma

by atonse 2y ago

Unrelated to this, I remember in 2020 there was a lot of controversy about Postmaster General DeJoy being a Trump appointee and how he was going to slow down mail in ballots, etc. But since DeJoy has stayed as Postmaster General throughout the Biden Administration, does this mean he wasn’t a Trump crony after all, like we were led to believe? Would appreciate if someone has info on this.

howard941 2y ago
The Postmaster General doesn't serve at the president's pleasure. The administration can't remove him. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_Gener...
navjack27 2y ago
Yeah DeJoy is still a not good. You Don't run the post office like a business that's meant to make profit.
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
  Murica!: Where public-private "partnerships", for-profit health insurance, for-profit prisons, and the "invisible hand" of greed are considered beneficial. What's next? A reversion to for-profit fire rescue services where the firefighter extorts protection money to not light your house on fire?
  - naveen99 2y ago
    For profit public company seems more accountable and efficient than a private non profit or a government monopoly. If a faang got caught building a fire fighting business by doing arson, the stock would take a hit for sure not to mention all the shareholder lawsuits and securities fraud allegations on top of the arson criminal charges… The problem with private prisons is probably that they are private and not publicly traded corporations. Insurance works fine as publicly traded corporations.
    - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
      Let me know how for-profit health insurance works out when they decide you're not worth giving a life-saving procedure.
      - naveen99 2y ago
        Insurance doesn’t really make that decision. Doctors do. it they decide to not pay after the procedure, the doctor / hospital can fight it out with the insurer. In practice government monopolies ration care much more.
iJohnDoe 2y ago
That’s crazy. How on earth has he been allowed to hold his position? Especially going into an election after it was proven he was working against the American people?
- solardev 2y ago
  Most of our politicians are arguably working against the American people...
- atonse 2y ago
  This is exactly what I'm asking about. Was that actually true? Where was the proof? I remember reading that he was some evil guy, but clearly he's still there and nobody seemed to care once Biden got into office. So was the fear mostly politically motivated and not actually objectively true? If he's still doing those things, wouldn't the media care to report about it since we're in another election with the same candidate who everyone was claiming that DeJoy would help out. (this is a genuine question, I don't have an opinion on this) Others have said that the PMG is not appointed by the President, but the board of governors (who picks the PMG) is appointed by the president. So there is some indirect control.

by atonse 2y ago

howard941 2y ago

The Postmaster General doesn't serve at the president's pleasure. The administration can't remove him. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_Gener...

navjack27 2y ago

Yeah DeJoy is still a not good. You Don't run the post office like a business that's meant to make profit.

hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
Murica!: Where public-private "partnerships", for-profit health insurance, for-profit prisons, and the "invisible hand" of greed are considered beneficial. What's next? A reversion to for-profit fire rescue services where the firefighter extorts protection money to not light your house on fire?
- naveen99 2y ago
  For profit public company seems more accountable and efficient than a private non profit or a government monopoly. If a faang got caught building a fire fighting business by doing arson, the stock would take a hit for sure not to mention all the shareholder lawsuits and securities fraud allegations on top of the arson criminal charges… The problem with private prisons is probably that they are private and not publicly traded corporations. Insurance works fine as publicly traded corporations.
  - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
    Let me know how for-profit health insurance works out when they decide you're not worth giving a life-saving procedure.
    - naveen99 2y ago
      Insurance doesn’t really make that decision. Doctors do. it they decide to not pay after the procedure, the doctor / hospital can fight it out with the insurer. In practice government monopolies ration care much more.

iJohnDoe 2y ago

That’s crazy. How on earth has he been allowed to hold his position? Especially going into an election after it was proven he was working against the American people?

solardev 2y ago
Most of our politicians are arguably working against the American people...
atonse 2y ago
This is exactly what I'm asking about. Was that actually true? Where was the proof? I remember reading that he was some evil guy, but clearly he's still there and nobody seemed to care once Biden got into office. So was the fear mostly politically motivated and not actually objectively true? If he's still doing those things, wouldn't the media care to report about it since we're in another election with the same candidate who everyone was claiming that DeJoy would help out. (this is a genuine question, I don't have an opinion on this) Others have said that the PMG is not appointed by the President, but the board of governors (who picks the PMG) is appointed by the president. So there is some indirect control.