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Timeflyer

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9. The plan all along was to take over and destroy from the inside, just like corrupt Mom for Liberty school boards.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 09:16 AM

Dec 14

Goal--privatize profit, socialize loss.

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Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 14 OP

Selling off the federal government piece by piece. Irish_Dem Dec 14 #1

Just like what happened in the USSR Zorro Dec 14 #2

Exactly. Following Putin's model right down the line. Irish_Dem Dec 14 #4

Burning America to the ground Botany Dec 14 #3

How much profit does the DEA, FBI, Dept of Agriculture, US Forestry Service, US Army, Air Force Navy show? LiberalArkie Dec 14 #20

Excellent point. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 14 #23

Standard G.O.P. pattern: screw something over totally BoRaGard Dec 14 #5

Improve yes, although my experience with USPS Joinfortmill Dec 14 #6

Terrible idea. PAMod Dec 14 #7

Doesn't the US Constitution protect the US Postal Service? raging moderate Dec 14 #8

It does. Joinfortmill Dec 14 #11

In which case Jilly_in_VA Dec 14 #28

Not after the Republicans/Trump, DENVERPOPS Dec 14 #29

After they destroy the constitution, The Madcap Dec 14 #38

It doesn't mandate it, it just allows congress to create it. Angleae Dec 14 #39

The plan all along was to take over and destroy from the inside, just like corrupt Mom for Liberty school boards. Timeflyer Dec 14 #9

City-folk liberals have other resources close by. Squaredeal Dec 14 #10

Especially those with home businesses. ... littlemissmartypants Dec 14 #24

A quote from a Drumpf lackey jayschool2013 Dec 14 #12

Don't forget all of the land that the Post Offices johnnyfins Dec 14 #22

All of them DENVERPOPS Dec 14 #31

Mission accomplished travelingthrulife Dec 14 #13

That was DeJoy's job when Trump appointed him Postmaster JohnnyRingo Dec 14 #14

Bingo. DeHands over DeEars. What an impressive leader he turned out to be. littlemissmartypants Dec 14 #25

Perhaps we should first look at cutting the estimated $2-3 billion waste by the Dept. of Defense. Lonestarblue Dec 14 #15

"Look over here!" While he rapes the US elsewhere. truthisfreedom Dec 14 #16

What a surprise LPBBEAR Dec 14 #17

The US Postal Service was never meant to be "profitable" FakeNoose Dec 14 #18

If he kills my pension bagimin Dec 14 #19

The Post Office will be sold for a dollar The Wizard Dec 14 #21

Congress manufactured the crisis at USPS in 2006 bmichaelh Dec 14 #26

If it is suck a looser, why would any private business want it ? republianmushroom Dec 14 #27

Well, he did say postage price should be tripled. louis-t Dec 14 #30

DeJoy Kali999 Dec 14 #32

First he bankrupts the system randr Dec 14 #33

Trump never owned the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 14 #34

That's ironic considering the number of times Dump has gone bankrupt... Martin68 Dec 14 #35

Not everything DownriverDem Dec 14 #36

Whenever You See "Privatize" Pesky1 Dec 14 #37

For the hundredth time: federal agencies are not supposed to "turn a profit" Hekate Dec 14 #40

Constitutionally mandated, his previously hire PM has gutted it even more Historic NY Dec 14 #41

In Trump's second term, will USPS privatization be on the table? LetMyPeopleVote Dec 16 #42