===the u.s. Postal service v.s. President obama===

Stamp prices goin' up...
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Stamps to Cost a Penny More in 2012
10/20/11 - Add stamps to the list of things getting more expensive next year.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will increase the price of stamps to 45 cents early next year. The 1-cent increase is the first price change for first-class mail stamps in more than two and a half years. The U.S. Postal Service says the increase is an attempt to alleviate persistent revenue problems. "The overall average price increase is small and is needed to help address our current financial crisis," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in a written statement. "We continue to take actions within our control to increase revenue in other ways and to aggressively cut costs."

Stamps aren't the only postal product to be getting a bump in price. The cost of postcards will increase by 3 cents, to 39 cents. Letters to Canada or Mexico will increase by 5 cents, to cost 85 cents, and letters to other international destinations will be increased by 7 cents, to cost $1.05. Prices also will change for other mail services like standard mail, periodicals, package services and extra services. Federal law prohibits the Post Office from raising prices beyond 2.1%, the rate of inflation calculated based on the Consumer Price Index. All price increases will go into effect Jan. 22.

The decision to raise prices isn't surprising, given the Postal Service's escalating financial woes. In September, officials at the Postal Service said that they may close more than 250 mail-processing facilities across the country and reduce service standards for first-class mail to cut costs. The closings are an effort to stave off a default on a congressionally mandated $5.5 billion payment to prefund retiree health benefits. "To return to sound financial footing we urgently need enactment of comprehensive, long-term legislation to provide the Postal Service with a more flexible business model," Donahoe said.

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Barack Obama is both a lawyer and best selling author. That sorta beats out GW Bush, who ran Arbusto, a company start by Osama Bin Laden's brother, into the ground and got busted for DWI before becoming President.
 
Transcript of the Constitution of the United States - Official Text


Section. 8.

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and post Roads;



The founders were willing to pay for a postal system.

Why do you claim the post office fhas failed?
 
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Congress moves closer to privatizing the Post Office - National economic policy | Examiner.com



The excuse for the Issa bill is that the Postal Service has a huge operating deficit and can not make a $5.5 billion dollar payment to pre-fund its retirement accounts in November.






The problem stems from a Republican law passed in 2006 that requires the Postal Service to pre-fund 75 years of retirement in a 10 year window. No governmental entity or private company is required to pre-fund future retirements that far out.



The original reason for the pre-funding was for the federal government to get its hands on postal service money to hide the actual deficits Republicans were running in the civil service accounts.


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The republicans forced the PO to do something NO other entity has to do.


Our founders were willing to PAY for postal service.

ITS IN THE CONSTITUTION!
 
People don't need or use postal service as they used to and individual use will continue to decline as modern conveniences advance.

Business still needs parcel service. The USPS is inferior in this area to its competitors.
 
why do you hate the founders?


Why do you hate the constitution?


The founders wanted us to have a free postal system.

Wed desinged one that paid for itself.

Then the republicans FIXED it so the post office will faile by insisting it do something NO OTHER ENTITY in the world has to do.

PREFUND 75 years of retirement in just 10 years.


The republicans are purposesly sabotaging the PO.

WHY?????????
 
There are lots of rural people who depend on the PO for many things including voting
 
The founders were willing to pay for a postal system.


Why do you hate the constitution?
 
Barack Obama is both a lawyer and best selling author. That sorta beats out GW Bush, who ran Arbusto, a company start by Osama Bin Laden's brother, into the ground and got busted for DWI before becoming President.

i thought you were in Monaco?....
 

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