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louis-t

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30. Well, he did say postage price should be tripled.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 12:07 PM

Dec 14

How else would we pay his friends' multi-million dollar salaries?

Actually, he first said "doubled", then "tripled", then "up to 4 times." I checked.

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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