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Offline nw_hunter

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Post Office nears Default
« on: November 15, 2011, 12:11:53 PM »
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Re: Post Office nears Default
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2011, 08:07:47 AM »
The loss is a result of "pre funding" the retirement benefits of employees (probably not a bad idea.  I wonder if we "pre fund" the congressional retirements....)
I DON'T KNOW, but wonder if that "retirement pre fund" has been "borrowed" just like the Social Security "Fund"???
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Re: Post Office nears Default
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2011, 10:33:56 AM »
Quote from: NWBear on November 17, 2011, 08:07:47 AM
The loss is a result of "pre funding" the retirement benefits of employees (probably not a bad idea.  I wonder if we "pre fund" the congressional retirements....)
I DON'T KNOW, but wonder if that "retirement pre fund" has been "borrowed" just like the Social Security "Fund" ???
probably.
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Re: Post Office nears Default
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2011, 09:07:17 PM »
I used to work for the USPS. It doesn’t surprise me a bit that it’s running so deep in debt. The entire system is mismanaged.
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Re: Post Office nears Default
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2011, 03:46:52 PM »
Lysander Spooner started a postal service one time. In fact it was doing so well that Congress passed a bill that said any private mail service could not charge less than the USPS for services. I guess they didn't like competition from a more efficient firm.
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Re: Post Office nears Default
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2011, 05:32:38 AM »
Yeah! I want the same gooberment that runs the post office to be the one that runs the healthcare system! :o
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