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Anonymous wrote:Am I crazy or has this whole debacle strongly demonstrated how valuable a functional USPS is? It seems like maybe Trump and his I'll didn't think this one through.

He did think it through— he just doesn’t think the way that most people do. He thinks that destroying the USPS will leave a gap that for-profit businesses will fill, and, one way or another, this will benefit him / them.

Private sector will fill the gap. The problem is that us blue state folks are the only ones they will fill the gap for. No one will deliver to his voters in rural areas.

Um, you realize that the private sector actually uses USPS for last mile delivery, don't you? I work in the private sector. There are some things we do better, and a lot of things that should not be privatized. Mail service is literally in the Constitution! It should not be privatized. Idiot Republicans in Congress have been trying to bleed the USPS dry for years, and this is the result.

FFS, it was sarcasm. Did you read the entire comment.

It wasn’t actually that clear. Re read your comment, keeping in mind that the GOP is obsessed with privatization and that they don’t care if huge swaths of the country don’t get served (they don’t care that huge swaths don’t have health care! They certainly don’t care about the mail.) You and pp are on the same side; it’s hard to watch the GOP relentlessly attack functional institutions from their anarchist POV

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Anonymous wrote:USPS is overwhelmed and backlogged because of COVID cases, unprecedented volume, and, of course, DeJoy’s cuts to costs and service. Messing with the election wasn’t enough. He thwarted our packages too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/21/usps-delays-christmas/

I find it hard to believe that USPS has that many Covid cases. But it could be that they have Covid days that expire at year end that employees are using up.

Sure, the problem is those lazy employees taking advantage of Covid Leave, not the sabotaging actions of DeJoy or Trump.

Sorry your life is so binary and Trump-hate filled. You lack imagination. I actually assumed DeJoy was the main problem. I hate Trump too but I don't let it sabotage my brain.

I think your brain is far beyond sabotage, I'd check for lesions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I crazy or has this whole debacle strongly demonstrated how valuable a functional USPS is? It seems like maybe Trump and his I'll didn't think this one through.

He did think it through— he just doesn’t think the way that most people do. He thinks that destroying the USPS will leave a gap that for-profit businesses will fill, and, one way or another, this will benefit him / them.

Private sector will fill the gap. The problem is that us blue state folks are the only ones they will fill the gap for. No one will deliver to his voters in rural areas.

Um, you realize that the private sector actually uses USPS for last mile delivery, don't you? I work in the private sector. There are some things we do better, and a lot of things that should not be privatized. Mail service is literally in the Constitution! It should not be privatized. Idiot Republicans in Congress have been trying to bleed the USPS dry for years, and this is the result.

FFS, it was sarcasm. Did you read the entire comment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USPS is overwhelmed and backlogged because of COVID cases, unprecedented volume, and, of course, DeJoy’s cuts to costs and service. Messing with the election wasn’t enough. He thwarted our packages too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/21/usps-delays-christmas/

I find it hard to believe that USPS has that many Covid cases. But it could be that they have Covid days that expire at year end that employees are using up.

Sure, the problem is those lazy employees taking advantage of Covid Leave, not the sabotaging actions of DeJoy or Trump.

Sorry your life is so binary and Trump-hate filled. You lack imagination. I actually assumed DeJoy was the main problem. I hate Trump too but I don't let it sabotage my brain.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I crazy or has this whole debacle strongly demonstrated how valuable a functional USPS is? It seems like maybe Trump and his I'll didn't think this one through.

He did think it through— he just doesn’t think the way that most people do. He thinks that destroying the USPS will leave a gap that for-profit businesses will fill, and, one way or another, this will benefit him / them.

Private sector will fill the gap. The problem is that us blue state folks are the only ones they will fill the gap for. No one will deliver to his voters in rural areas.

Um, you realize that the private sector actually uses USPS for last mile delivery, don't you? I work in the private sector. There are some things we do better, and a lot of things that should not be privatized. Mail service is literally in the Constitution! It should not be privatized. Idiot Republicans in Congress have been trying to bleed the USPS dry for years, and this is the result.

Let’s see a picture of him in a Grinch hat: “Stealing Dejoy of Christmas.”

He’s the one who got rid of all the sorting machines a month or two before a huge holiday in a pandemic. Did he think no one needed cards and packages after being isolated all year? Shame on him.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I crazy or has this whole debacle strongly demonstrated how valuable a functional USPS is? It seems like maybe Trump and his I'll didn't think this one through.

He did think it through— he just doesn’t think the way that most people do. He thinks that destroying the USPS will leave a gap that for-profit businesses will fill, and, one way or another, this will benefit him / them.

Private sector will fill the gap. The problem is that us blue state folks are the only ones they will fill the gap for. No one will deliver to his voters in rural areas.

Private sector never fills the gap. Nothing improves with privatization in lieu of a government service.

PP here. That was my point. Privatization will only fill the gap where there is profit to be made. In rural states and small towns, they would get no private service.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I crazy or has this whole debacle strongly demonstrated how valuable a functional USPS is? It seems like maybe Trump and his I'll didn't think this one through.

He did think it through— he just doesn’t think the way that most people do. He thinks that destroying the USPS will leave a gap that for-profit businesses will fill, and, one way or another, this will benefit him / them.

Private sector will fill the gap. The problem is that us blue state folks are the only ones they will fill the gap for. No one will deliver to his voters in rural areas.

Private sector never fills the gap. Nothing improves with privatization in lieu of a government service.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I crazy or has this whole debacle strongly demonstrated how valuable a functional USPS is? It seems like maybe Trump and his I'll didn't think this one through.

He did think it through— he just doesn’t think the way that most people do. He thinks that destroying the USPS will leave a gap that for-profit businesses will fill, and, one way or another, this will benefit him / them.

Private sector will fill the gap. The problem is that us blue state folks are the only ones they will fill the gap for. No one will deliver to his voters in rural areas.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USPS is overwhelmed and backlogged because of COVID cases, unprecedented volume, and, of course, DeJoy’s cuts to costs and service. Messing with the election wasn’t enough. He thwarted our packages too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/21/usps-delays-christmas/

I find it hard to believe that USPS has that many Covid cases. But it could be that they have Covid days that expire at year end that employees are using up.

Sure, the problem is those lazy employees taking advantage of Covid Leave, not the sabotaging actions of DeJoy or Trump.

Yes it's so lazy of them to get covid and have to do a mandatory qurrantine when covid cases have skyrocketed.

I have 3 packages in USPS limbo including my mother in-law's gift.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USPS is overwhelmed and backlogged because of COVID cases, unprecedented volume, and, of course, DeJoy’s cuts to costs and service. Messing with the election wasn’t enough. He thwarted our packages too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/21/usps-delays-christmas/

I find it hard to believe that USPS has that many Covid cases. But it could be that they have Covid days that expire at year end that employees are using up.

Sure, the problem is those lazy employees taking advantage of Covid Leave, not the sabotaging actions of DeJoy or Trump.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USPS is overwhelmed and backlogged because of COVID cases, unprecedented volume, and, of course, DeJoy’s cuts to costs and service. Messing with the election wasn’t enough. He thwarted our packages too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/21/usps-delays-christmas/

I find it hard to believe that USPS has that many Covid cases. But it could be that they have Covid days that expire at year end that employees are using up.

200,000 people are testing positive every day at this point.

Sure, it's bad everywhere, but normally we hear about outbreaks at places of work. Are these outbreaks really happening at every sorting facility?? Can you point to documentation?

I think it’s relatively rare to hear about an outbreak at someone’s work that you don’t know. Here’s a summary of what was going on at USPS prior to July 31. I assume it’s many times worse now.
https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/employee-safety-–-postal-service-covid-19-response

I didn't notice delays till now. We hear about outbreaks at meat packing plants, Amazon, etc. Are there massive outbreaks in USPS, at multiple sorting locations in the country? Or is it DeJoy's removal of equipment?

Both. Something like 19,000 workers are sick *or* quarantining.

Mail we sent on December 10th still hasn't arrived at various locations around the country.

Thanks Trump!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USPS is overwhelmed and backlogged because of COVID cases, unprecedented volume, and, of course, DeJoy’s cuts to costs and service. Messing with the election wasn’t enough. He thwarted our packages too.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/21/usps-delays-christmas/

I find it hard to believe that USPS has that many Covid cases. But it could be that they have Covid days that expire at year end that employees are using up.

200,000 people are testing positive every day at this point.

Sure, it's bad everywhere, but normally we hear about outbreaks at places of work. Are these outbreaks really happening at every sorting facility?? Can you point to documentation?

I think it’s relatively rare to hear about an outbreak at someone’s work that you don’t know. Here’s a summary of what was going on at USPS prior to July 31. I assume it’s many times worse now.
https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/employee-safety-–-postal-service-covid-19-response

I didn't notice delays till now. We hear about outbreaks at meat packing plants, Amazon, etc. Are there massive outbreaks in USPS, at multiple sorting locations in the country? Or is it DeJoy's removal of equipment?