Election 2020

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Donald Trump (R)
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44%
Joe Biden (D)
55
41%
Jacob Hornberger (L)
1
1%
Howie Hawkins (G)
1
1%
Other
1
1%
COVID-19
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Total votes: 133

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The dream is dead:
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tragabigzanda wrote:
bune wrote:isn't Trump trying to kill the USPS though?
USPS definitely needs a change. They should maybe go the Amtrak route of public/private.
What’s wrong with the USPS?
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I don't see in that link where Congress mandated them fully fund all pensions for every employee, even ones who haven't been hired.

https://ips-dc.org/how-congress-manufac ... to-fix-it/

it's almost like someone is trying to kill it.
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Ah yes, the successful model of Amtrak.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
bune wrote:isn't Trump trying to kill the USPS though?
USPS definitely needs a change. They should maybe go the Amtrak route of public/private.
What’s wrong with the USPS?
from the horse's mouth:

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/nationa ... esults.htm
I'm alright with paying taxes towards USPS even if they lose money. They fucking deliver mail to my god damned door every god damned day for fifty god damned cents. They're cheaper than private options. They're faster than private options. They're deliverymen are nicer than private options.

The first thing that will happen when you pass USPS over to the private sector is a giant rate hike for shittier service with the excuse of "What did you expect? Letters delivered to your god damned door every god damned day for fifty god damned cents? That's impossible."
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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Yeah I absolutely do not want mail service privatized
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So... not Amtrak.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Mickey wrote:So... not Amtrak.
play the edgy intellectual all you want, but I've seen you doing those "filter on my forehead" things on instagram with the rest of the pleebs
Keep watching, you'll catch on soon enough.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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People like to complain about the post office, but privatizing it is a silly argument. The mission of the post office is to service every zip code, not to turn big profits. No private firm can do this and remain profitable. UPS & Fedex can't do it and remain viable. So any "efficient" private model would still end up heavily subsidized and costing us even more. It can use an upgrade, for sure.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Mickey wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Mickey wrote:So... not Amtrak.
play the edgy intellectual all you want, but I've seen you doing those "filter on my forehead" things on instagram with the rest of the pleebs
Keep watching, you'll catch on soon enough.
"Which cereal is Mickey?"
Lemme know when you get the answer, bub.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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B wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
bune wrote:isn't Trump trying to kill the USPS though?
USPS definitely needs a change. They should maybe go the Amtrak route of public/private.
What’s wrong with the USPS?
from the horse's mouth:

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/nationa ... esults.htm
I'm alright with paying taxes towards USPS even if they lose money. They fucking deliver mail to my god damned door every god damned day for fifty god damned cents. They're cheaper than private options. They're faster than private options. They're deliverymen are nicer than private options.

The first thing that will happen when you pass USPS over to the private sector is a giant rate hike for shittier service with the excuse of "What did you expect? Letters delivered to your god damned door every god damned day for fifty god damned cents? That's impossible."
and there will come a day where everyone agress with B
Did the Mother Fucker pay extra to yell?
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Rob wrote:People like to complain about the post office, but privatizing it is a silly argument. The mission of the post office is to service every zip code, not to turn big profits. No private firm can do this and remain profitable. UPS & Fedex can't do it and remain viable. So any "efficient" private model would still end up heavily subsidized and costing us even more. It can use an upgrade, for sure.
Okay now do government in general.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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