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Thank you! It is very obvious that this is a flawed study to begin with as it's being conducted by a company with a very obvious conflict of interest. For exam

by readme 14y ago

Thank you! It is very obvious that this is a flawed study to begin with as it's being conducted by a company with a very obvious conflict of interest. For example, I hadn't heard of "atheist" shoes until now... PR stunt? Possibly! The USPS is under serious attack by conservatives already, do we really need to lull liberals into hating it too with this strange sneaker campaign? USPS has taken no government funding for decades and is the second largest employer in the US after walmart. It's time they got some help.

readme 14y ago
Some of you may not be aware, but legislation was drafted by republicans to force the USPS to pay too much into the civil service retirement fund. They have not taken any government funding for decades, and currently there is more money than is required in the fund to pay the pensions of every postal worker. Because of this, the USPS is having to take austerity measures, like ending saturday delivery. But it will only get worse. That's the reason why they don't have money. It's not because they are inefficient. Another reason is that every time they try to do something competitive against UPS or FedEx, lobbyists get it shot down. They have been operating at a severe handicap. By the way, I'm an atheist, and the idea of "atheist shoes" makes me cringe a bit.