tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post863769962466897621..comments2023-12-31T03:39:07.523-06:00Comments on busplunge: More Obfuscation from Billy LongBusplungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-33741258370456060482013-02-16T08:01:44.109-06:002013-02-16T08:01:44.109-06:00I thought he was going on a diet? He's still ...I thought he was going on a diet? He's still fat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-70066562536113949472013-02-07T21:04:21.935-06:002013-02-07T21:04:21.935-06:00Ah jeez, Buchanan. Is there not any conspiracy the...Ah jeez, Buchanan. Is there not any conspiracy theories you don't believe in?<br /><br />The problem is the unfunded mandates for retirement benefits that have been granted to postal employees. <br /><br />The USPS and State of California are inbred cousins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-90176054644264271292013-02-07T19:47:21.810-06:002013-02-07T19:47:21.810-06:00Yes and explain to me this, the subsidies to the f...Yes and explain to me this, the subsidies to the for profit mail companies. You know, DHL, Fed Ex, and UPS. They make record profits by taking the profitable routes from the USPS. How do you say, Your rates are going up evermore, just because the USPS is not competing with them, Is it because congress critters tell the USPS to be unprofitable, create rules that make them unprofitable, and the next "probable rule change" after the pension mess will probably allow the use of your home post box to recieve mail thru the private companies, Thats why your amazon computer just got delivered to the rainny sidewalk in front of your house.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128173887061264740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192121651732249695.post-62731591390359132292013-02-07T16:47:22.572-06:002013-02-07T16:47:22.572-06:00Ending Saturday mail would have some positive nega...Ending Saturday mail would have some positive negative impacts, according to the Postal Regulatory Commission and GAO reports. Ending Saturday mail and implementing a five-day delivery schedule, the agencies said, would:<br />•save the Postal Service an estimated $1.7 billion a year, nearly half as much as the $3.1 billion projected by the agency itself;<br /> •reduce mail volume and result in net revenue losses of $600 million a year, far more than the $200 million in lost revenue projected by the Postal Service; <br />•cause a quarter of all First-Class and Priority mail to be delayed by two days;<br /> •negatively impact business mailers, local newspapers that rely on Saturday delivery, residential mailers who would be affected by longer mail transit times, and other population groups, such as rural residents, the homebound, or the elderly;<br /> •reduce the advantage that USPS has over competitors that do not offer Saturday delivery, particularly delivering postal parcels on Saturdays at no additional charge;<br /> •and diminish USPS's image, in part by reducing public contact with carriers.<br /> <br />Ending Saturday mail "would improve USPS's financial condition by reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and better aligning its delivery operations with reduced mail volumes," the GAO concluded. "However, it would also reduce service; put mail volumes and revenues at risk; eliminate jobs; and, by itself, be insufficient to solve USPS's financial challenges." <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com