"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I really don't get why they don't sell "advertising" on stamps to companies like Disney and Coke.I think weekend delivery should go....also our mailman here takes monday off and the other trucks around cover his route. If you can do that 1 day a week, you could do that the whole week as well. How many people could go? UPS sends out a fill-in driver, the postal service has others cover the route, look at who is more efficient.
I just sent 80 shirts to Afghanistan. 39 pounds in one gildan box. Fedex $980USPS $89They may not be directly government run but they are subsidized in some way. I hope they fail like every other company the government plays favorites with.
Quote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 02:22:15 PMI just sent 80 shirts to Afghanistan. 39 pounds in one gildan box. Fedex $980USPS $89They may not be directly government run but they are subsidized in some way. I hope they fail like every other company the government plays favorites with.Well... if you feel that strongly about it, I would hope you shipped the shirts FedEx.
Quote from: Northland on November 30, 2012, 04:24:57 PMQuote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 02:22:15 PMI just sent 80 shirts to Afghanistan. 39 pounds in one gildan box. Fedex $980USPS $89They may not be directly government run but they are subsidized in some way. I hope they fail like every other company the government plays favorites with.Well... if you feel that strongly about it, I would hope you shipped the shirts FedEx.That's what I was thinking?
Quote from: GraphicDisorder on November 30, 2012, 04:26:01 PMQuote from: Northland on November 30, 2012, 04:24:57 PMQuote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 02:22:15 PMI just sent 80 shirts to Afghanistan. 39 pounds in one gildan box. Fedex $980USPS $89They may not be directly government run but they are subsidized in some way. I hope they fail like every other company the government plays favorites with.Well... if you feel that strongly about it, I would hope you shipped the shirts FedEx.That's what I was thinking? My point is no company should get an advantage.
North you are the man! Last comment was dead on lol.We all enjoy gov subsidies every day, just look at gas prices wow so high aren't they NOT! We pay much less than other civilized nations thanks to subsidies, take them away and start paying $8 a gallon. Not seeing how the USPS is getting any kind of advantage, they been around much longer than any private delivery service, if they don't like it then don't get in the biz. The UPPS is mandated for our benefit not for some CEO's pocket.It's almost like saying our military gets a government advantage because private mercenary groups can't profit in our wars.
Quote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 04:41:21 PMQuote from: GraphicDisorder on November 30, 2012, 04:26:01 PMQuote from: Northland on November 30, 2012, 04:24:57 PMQuote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 02:22:15 PMI just sent 80 shirts to Afghanistan. 39 pounds in one gildan box. Fedex $980USPS $89They may not be directly government run but they are subsidized in some way. I hope they fail like every other company the government plays favorites with.Well... if you feel that strongly about it, I would hope you shipped the shirts FedEx.That's what I was thinking? My point is no company should get an advantage.You're confusing the !@#$% out of me.If any company profitted from the situation, it would appear to be you.Had the shipping been $980:1) the customer wouldn't have placed the order.2) you wouldn't have had the jobI guess, everyone's for smaller government.. unless it impacts them.
Quote from: Northland on November 30, 2012, 05:14:27 PMQuote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 04:41:21 PMQuote from: GraphicDisorder on November 30, 2012, 04:26:01 PMQuote from: Northland on November 30, 2012, 04:24:57 PMQuote from: Screened Gear on November 30, 2012, 02:22:15 PMI just sent 80 shirts to Afghanistan. 39 pounds in one gildan box. Fedex $980USPS $89They may not be directly government run but they are subsidized in some way. I hope they fail like every other company the government plays favorites with.Well... if you feel that strongly about it, I would hope you shipped the shirts FedEx.That's what I was thinking? My point is no company should get an advantage.You're confusing the !@#$% out of me.If any company profitted from the situation, it would appear to be you.Had the shipping been $980:1) the customer wouldn't have placed the order.2) you wouldn't have had the jobI guess, everyone's for smaller government.. unless it impacts them.That is not entirely true. If the post office was removed or failed. There would be a ton of packages that need to be shipped to Afghanistan. Now Fedex knows they can't compete in that market so they just don't. If it was a fair market they would have deals and transports to handle that area. With fair competition comes lower costs to the customer with out a need for subsidizing. What the gov is doing is making areas where Competition is not driving pricing and the need for better practices and technology. Competition is what gives the customer choices to pick the winners based on performance not by how many people will lose jobs if they fail. Its what american business was founded on and what made this country so great.