travelover
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I have never understood the hostility to the USPS at all....... .
Me neither. But I wish they could get Congress off their back.
I have never understood the hostility to the USPS at all....... .
I have never understood the hostility to the USPS at all. I think they have a great service at an unbelievable price. .....
I'm sure they'd open dinky local offices in every town in every congressman's district and run them at a loss, too. And deliver to every house everyday, no matter how rural or remote.
Time to post, but no time to look at the graphs you were responding too first? Got it...Actually, I had to step away from the computer and didn't even have time to look at the graphs - I just wanted to get some pig repellent out there before it was too late.
Now I understand, that makes no sense whatsoever...ALL revenues and ALL expenses are shown.ERD50 said:Actually, I will say that the graph 2 is really slanted. They are showing all of that 'pre-funding' as part of the loss, when the loss is made up of ALL revenue minus ALL expense.
I don't understand the hostility, either. It is the best deal going. I have taken packages to UPS, and walked out of that place with my packages in hand. The good old Postal Service was just over half the price. Just because it's government doesn't mean it is always bad.
With no Saturday mail delivery...maybe my postman will get the weekend off...like normal people.
I have never understood the hostility to the USPS at all. I think they have a great service at an unbelievable price. I have never lost a piece of mail. There current problems have several sources. First, e-communications have changed the pattern and volume of mail traffic.
With no Saturday mail delivery...maybe my postman will get the weekend off...like normal people.
For my part, I got a little overzealous yesterday, sorry. I get [-]hostile[/-] engaged when supporters or opponents misrepresent the facts, and plenty of that goes around from both "sides." Most of it happens outside ER.org, though those sentiments may spill over.I have never understood the hostility to the USPS at all. I think they have a great service at an unbelievable price. I have never lost a piece of mail. There current problems have several sources. First, e-communications have changed the pattern and volume of mail traffic.
Until adoption of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, the U.S. Postal Service functioned as a regular, tax-supported, agency of the federal government.
According to the laws under which it now operates, the U.S. Postal Service is a semi-independent federal agency, mandated to be revenue-neutral, neither making a profit or suffering a loss.
In 1982, U.S. postage stamps became "postal products," rather than a form of taxation. Since then, The bulk of the cost of operating the postal system has been paid for by customers through the sale of "postal products" and services rather than taxes.
Each class of mail is also expected to cover its share of the costs, a requirement that causes the percentage rate adjustments to vary in different classes of mail, according the costs associated with the processing and delivery characteristics of each class.
Unlike other private businesses, the Postal Service is exempt from paying federal taxes. USPS can borrow money at discounted rates, and can condemn and acquire private property under governmental rights of eminent domain.
Actually its not quite to every house. In newer developments there is the cluster mail box concept, where a whole bunch of houses share a common location.......
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In fact when the weather has caused bad road conditions, the USPS still delivers the mail, while the private package delivery companies are nowhere to be seen. This certainly has happened in my community.
The United States Postal Service has no official creed or motto.[1]
An inscription on the James Farley Post Office in New York City reads:
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.[1]
Time to post, but no time to look at the graphs you were responding too first? Got it...
Now I understand, that makes no sense whatsoever...ALL revenues and ALL expenses are shown.
I stand by my content. But I realized late yesterday afternoon that I was just in a bad mood, winter cabin fever I suppose. For that I apologize.
Time to post, but no time to look at the graphs you were responding too first? Got it...
Yea, but you get my point. It is a huge burden that UPS and Fed Ex don't bear. In my rural neighborhood the mailman stops at every box, on both sides of the road.