Time to stamp out the post office
Posted By: Harlowe, 4/17/2025 11:22:59 AM
Better buy your “Forever” stamps now, because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced another price increase. [Snip] I recently sent a book from one major East Coast city to another. ...by media mail, the cheapest rate. ...it took 11 days. ...the book sat in the originating post office for a week before moving. [Snip] A major contributor to the rising prices of stamps is the postal service’s obligation to its retirees. ...“The (USPS) faces substantial pension obligations, with unfunded liabilities totaling $409 billion against just $290 billion in assets. This is largely due to a system where USPS is responsible for its own retirement funding,...
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Time to stamp out the post office
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Better buy your “Forever” stamps now, because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced another price increase. [Snip] I recently sent a book from one major East Coast city to another. ...by media mail, the cheapest rate. ...it took 11 days. ...the book sat in the originating post office for a week before moving. [Snip] A major contributor to the rising prices of stamps is the postal service’s obligation to its retirees. ...“The (USPS) faces substantial pension obligations, with unfunded liabilities totaling $409 billion against just $290 billion in assets. This is largely due to a system where USPS is responsible for its own retirement funding,...
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I don't know who thinks it's a good idea that Joe Biden wants to come " back" and get more involved again. You would think his handlers would have sense and just say "Enough" and time for retirement. We're already seeing how badly the "coming back" is working out: making weird remarks about "colored kids," confusing Ukraine and Iraq, and even dropping his ice cream on the ground.But if you thought that was already nuts, you ain't heard nothing yet. Guess how much Joe Biden (or his handlers) wants you to pay him if you book him to make a speech and stumble through a few remarks?
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) trip to El Salvador to ensure that an accused MS-13 gang member illegal alien is “brought back home to Maryland” after he was deported in March.
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According to the article, “unlike other federal agencies, which receive annual appropriations, the USPS is required to pre-fund retiree health benefits, and this mandate, along with other factors, contributes to the significant unfunded liabilities.” ~ Mr. Thomas has experienced what many other citizens have encountered regarding an unfortunate/disruptive/vexing change in mail service causing a variety of problems that include financial penalties for alleged “late payment” due to late delivery or loss of checks written to cover monthly billing statements. Perhaps the remedy is to roll the USPS into the Department of Commerce.