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This is the most worrisome part. What would they charge for things? What would you be able to sell? There could be priorities for certain sellers or companies and others get tossed in the bin.
IDK how I should feel about this. I don't want mailing and shipping to be affected negatively and want supplies to be coming to those who need it, and eliminating one provider of shipping during these times when shipping is so important seems like it could be bad.
Yup I sell tons of stuff online. UPS and FedEx shipping rates for small packages cost 3-5 times as much as USPS. It would be... an adjustment to say the least.
Many are, many aren't. It truly is a civil service, so you get people from all walks of life.
They're more in line with a government employee than a Fed ex employee. It was the Republicans' idea to turn them into a private-lite company.
They are getting an opportunity to borrow up to $10B (which can only be used on operating expenses) if the Treasury Secretary agrees. This will just send the USPS further into debt
Living in a rural area I can confirm this. Guess we won't get mail anymore. Thanks Republicans. Fucking assholes.
They'll get funding or they'll become nationalized to not be self-sufficient anymore. The USPS is not shutting down, folks.
They are nationalized, it's actually the opposite, they're trying to gut it to come up with an excuse to privatize.
I don't even care if this story is true. Just the whole politics of it is so fucking obscene I can't come to terms with it.
Nope definitely not true I saw a ton of guns and ammo passing through UPS. Has to be between licensed dealers or collectors etc though.
I thought UPS and FedEx weren't willing to inspect, huh.
Guess that was some bullshit I was fed years ago, and yeah I meant between FFLs not directly to customers
Idiots don't realize that FedEx and UPS won't exist without the USPS either. USPS handles the majority of the backbone of parcel delivery.
This is going to hit rural areas the hardest. Not looking forward to having no USPS, but congrats senate republicans, you got what you want.
Thanks for your service, your paycheck awaits you in your ma... oh
Infrastructure falling apart, and our majority leaders will probably just drink and dance around.
IIRC if it weren't for Republicans forcing the USPS to fully fund retirement benefits 20 years in advance, it would be making a profit year after year. The USPS is an example of a nationalized service done right, which is why the right is so keen to dismantle it.
Imagine being this stupid to come up with a hot take like this. :/
Saw my carrier dropping off my mail yesterday wearing both a mask and gloves.
I mean technically speaking the USPS literally cannot die as that would be a violation of the Constitution if it did. I could honestly see someone suing them and winning in court on those grounds alone if they tried to "go out of business".
Yeah, fuck the thousands and thousands of people that would lose their jobs if this happened. Give me a break. And that would be the least of the problems if the usps were to disappear.
Privatizing the USPS has been a long-term goal of the Republicans for decades. Unless someone slaps them down, this may be their chance.
Fuck him and anyone who thinks eliminating the USPS is a good thing.
They actually don't even need funding. Remove the handicap imposed by the Republican controlled government in 2006 and the postal service is actually one of the most profitable government, if not the only one, agencies in the US.
The intention is clear. The right wants to make it as an example of government inefficiency. It's actually been a known thing in the inner circles of politics for decades now. It's vague and complicated enough that the general public is easily misled on thier it doesn't help that democrat being bad at messaging isn't helping matters any less.
What's even weirder is that it is a government thing.
It's an independent agency, like the CIA or EPA, so it's functional operations are different.
This is actually possible.
if the government wills it so.
but the caveat is who controls the government...
How tf can you hate the mail? Republicans have fucking problems, man.