Replies to post #158264 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[fuagf]

WOW! .. excellent article, i didn't know .. it's all in this bit ..

"The power to create post offices is enumerated in our Constitution. Our Postal Service is even fully funded by the sale of stamps, not through tax dollars. That is a combo that should bring tears of joy to the eyes of tea partiers and Republicans alike.

GOP efforts to cripple the Postal Service predate the current tea party “cut government spending” drumbeat echoing throughout Washington during these difficult economic times.

Five years ago, during the Bush administration, the Postal Service handled the largest volume of mail ever seen in its 236-year history. It was in that year, that the Republican-controlled Congress passed the Postal Accountability Enhancement Act (PAEA)."

your link .. http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/09/14/how-republicans-crippled-the-united-states-postal-service/

Make a publicly owned facility look bad, make it look as it's losing money so then
it's easier to sell privatization to the uneducated public, is an old tool of the right.

The act would be better named the Privatize the Postal Service Act PPSA ..
the requirement to fully fund for 75 years is ridiculous and should be addressed.

[teapeebubbles]

What the McRib is made of ...

http://theweek.com/article/index/220866/whats-the-mcrib-made-of-anyway