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34. The 2006 law was nefarious: it was an effort to accumulate a mega fund for

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Tue Feb 2, 2021, 10:55 PM

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a corporate entity who would buy out USPS after the belt-tightening ruined services.

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Bipartisan group of lawmakers proposes bill to lift rule putting major financial burden on USPS [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 OP

well that's good news. look joe manchin its bipartisan ok? nt msongs Feb 2021 #1

Why can't I rec this more than once? I keep clicking and it just keeps flamin lib Feb 2021 #2

You can only Rec once. SharonClark Feb 2021 #12

Otherwise, SCantiGOP Feb 2021 #17

The Ajit Pai method pecosbob Feb 2021 #44

I think Flamin Lib was joking PatSeg Feb 2021 #72

That's why you see people commenting things likw "+ 1000" soldierant Feb 2021 #48

I know! This deserves lots of recs!!! PatSeg Feb 2021 #71

This is a big deal. hay rick Feb 2021 #3

And it only took 15 FUCKING YEARS? Enterstageleft Feb 2021 #4

Not only that drmeow Feb 2021 #10

YEP! Rebl2 Feb 2021 #13

Yep. They wanted to piratize - er - "privatize" it calimary Feb 2021 #52

I think drmeow Feb 2021 #62

That the burden went exclusively onto the USPS was grossly unfair. jaxexpat Feb 2021 #57

Very interesting perspective drmeow Feb 2021 #61

That Sen Warren might be interested in my idea would certainly be a boon to my ego. jaxexpat Feb 2021 #63

Yeah PatSeg Feb 2021 #73

Under W Bush... Duppers Feb 2021 #33

Yes, it is ABOUT G D TIME. soldierant Feb 2021 #49

This is what good governance looks like. denbot Feb 2021 #5

this law was only meant to bankrupt USPS and they still survived anyway....... Takket Feb 2021 #6

FINALLY!!! paleotn Feb 2021 #7

Rates Rollback???? bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #8

Please don't hate the USPS. They are a well run and very efficient organization. EarnestPutz Feb 2021 #24

The USPS was a great service mdbl Feb 2021 #29

The USPS still managed to do a good job getting ballots both to the voters..... EarnestPutz Feb 2021 #41

That said, deJoy has got to go. Wonder why he isn't gone already. EarnestPutz Feb 2021 #43

Because only the Board of Governors can fire him soldierant Feb 2021 #50

There were 3 vacancies on the board before the end of last year BumRushDaShow Feb 2021 #79

The price of stamps was set by the Board of Governors summer_in_TX Feb 2021 #45

This rule was always malevolent in purpose. madaboutharry Feb 2021 #9

Wow! This is great news! I hope this bipartisan bill becomes law. CottonBear Feb 2021 #11

Exactly. Toss DeJoy out on his ass, and the Board with him. nt Hekate Feb 2021 #21

DeJoy should have been gone on DAY ONE of the Biden admin. BComplex Feb 2021 #58

Amazon Prime and UPS drive around my neighborhood in new trucks, Postal workers drive 20 to 30 year tclambert Feb 2021 #14

USPS trucks in my neighborhood are brand SharonClark Feb 2021 #15

Must only be in certain places. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #53

its about time, this should have been done the last time we had control of the 3 branches. nt yaesu Feb 2021 #16

Never forget, it was people sitting on their butts instead of voting in the midterms that did us in Hekate Feb 2021 #22

Horrible ambiguous headline writing. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #18

My thoughts as well. TryLogic Feb 2021 #39

And get rid of DeJoy ASAP. dalton99a Feb 2021 #19

Yup, next action item:remove Dejoy & throw him in Dejail onetexan Feb 2021 #23

Hey! Moscow Mitch! look at what the senate can do! mysteryowl Feb 2021 #20

This is amazing! Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #25

Great news! nt iluvtennis Feb 2021 #26

Well...this is my next call to both US Senators and my Representative. PatrickforO Feb 2021 #27

Restoring the Post Office to it's previous level of efficiency may take more time and resources mdbl Feb 2021 #28

Finally! Dem2theMax Feb 2021 #30

Hallelujah! nt SunSeeker Feb 2021 #31

👍👍👍 ailsagirl Feb 2021 #32

The 2006 law was nefarious: it was an effort to accumulate a mega fund for Ilsa Feb 2021 #34

about damned time they did this... cntrfthrs Feb 2021 #35

Great news and about time. yonder Feb 2021 #36

The Post Office does not get tax money. They pay billions into the Federal Treasury each year. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #37

Finally the GOP plan to privatize the US mail by driving the USPS into bankruptcy is being taken Nitram Feb 2021 #38

It's good we're taking it seriously, but it was bi-partisan back then as well ... mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #47

There must have been a better way too guarantee benefits for USPS workers than bankrupting the Nitram Feb 2021 #64

You are right, and the future of the USPS is not rosy Steelrolled Feb 2021 #65

Excellent! Cha Feb 2021 #40

FINALLY, some sanity on this subject. TigressDem Feb 2021 #42

Great Cetacea Feb 2021 #46

Now, if they could get fairly compensated from their customers... VarryOn Feb 2021 #51

Great news. Magoo48 Feb 2021 #54

About friggin time! This would change the whole picture... liberalla Feb 2021 #55

Stamps were a nickel when I was a kid twodogsbarking Feb 2021 #56

Finally!!! 58Sunliner Feb 2021 #59

Ask Susan Collins how she will vote on it. She was a Big part of writing and passing it in 2006. flying_wahini Feb 2021 #60

Good! ananda Feb 2021 #66

Good idea. Will express my support to my representatives question everything Feb 2021 #67

Hurrah! This was a RW plot to put the USPS out of business so it could be privatized. Fla Dem Feb 2021 #68

"unreasonable" is not the word to describe that mandate. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #69

We sink 3/4-trillion dollars into the military each year SpankMe Feb 2021 #70

Stop making sense! bagimin Feb 2021 #74

K&R Blue Owl Feb 2021 #75

Ben Franklin would approve. Joinfortmill Feb 2021 #76

I was so mad when they imposed this. Hope this goes through! electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #77

IIRC the bill also allows USPS to become a bank and to go electric with their vehicles. OMGWTF Feb 2021 #78