Sky High Stamps Thread

“Stamps just recently went up again!

boo-hoo-hoo”

“I'd like to see ya deliver a letter yourself for $.39.

Hail To The Letter Carrier!!”

“The mail business needs to be completely privatized.”

“I'd like to see you give me gas from a well that you drill for $2.50/gallon.”

“Stamps have increased 13 times in cost since the early 1960's

but so have many other things like gas, houses, cars and incomes.

The current federal budget deficits ensures these rises will continue.”

“"The mail business needs to be completely privatized."

Great idea, then you would really see price increases!!

"Stamps have increased 13 times in cost since the early 1960's."

And its still a bargain!!
last edited: 3/21/06 7:32:34 AM”

“"I'd like to see you give me gas from a well that you drill for $2.50/gallon."

Gas comes from a well??

Well, well!!”

“Stamps have increased 13 times in cost since the early 1960's

but so have many other things like gas, houses, cars and incomes.

And gas has risen at a lower rate. So stop the b*tching over on the other thread.

(thanks for making my point lonesurveyor)”

“How high does a stamp have to be to stop JUNK MAIL?”

“"The mail business needs to be completely privatized."

Great idea, then you would really see price increases!!

lower taxes and more competition ... I doubt it MarkO.”

“Gas comes from a well??

Well, well!! - MarkO

Yes.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/oil-drilling.htm”

““The mail business needs to be completely privatized.”
Sarge
8:24:36 AM
3/21/06
stop ignoring this user

It pretty much is. The US Postal Service is mostly self-sufficient.
“The USPS claims to have operated "in a businesslike manner without taxpayer support" since its spinoff from the cabinet on July 1, 1971 following the passage of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. It does, however, receive compensation from taxpayer funds for certain services that it is mandated to provide for free or at a discount, including free mail for the blind, military mail, nonprofit mail and overseas ballots. $36 million in such compensation was paid for fiscal 2004. In addition, Congress appropriated the USPS a total of $762 million for biohazard decontamination and detection equipment in response to the 2001 anthrax attacks.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service
last edited: 3/21/06 7:55:53 AM”

“so ... it's not privatized and it's taxpayer supported - as I said”

“I blame the ones who are sending the big boxy stamp guzzling packages.”

““so ... it's not privatized and it's taxpayer supported - as I said”
Sarge
8:59:10 AM
3/21/06

Your right, a whole 0.05% of its revenue is from the taxpayers.”

“Well since we are taxpayers and we use the mail we support the post office 100% but just .05% is forced out of us in tax dollars. The rest is of our own choosing.”

“Your right, a whole 0.05% of its revenue is from the taxpayers. - lumberzac

Back to reality ... http://www.ntu.org/main/press_printable.php?PressID=773&org_name=NTU”

““Gas comes from a well??

Well, well!! - MarkO

Yes."

Oil comes from wells, gas(oline) comes from refinieries.

DOH!!!”

“MarkO - you could also say gasoline comes from the gas station if you want to be ridiculous about it - but it has to originate somewhere.”

“I really wish that the "Conservatives" had listened to their own rhetoric when considering the invasion of Iraq.

If Big Government doesn't work in America, why the Hell would Big Government work in creating a new Iraq?”

“Oh, but I guess we have to divert attention from Iraq somehow.

Yeah, let's take a fully functional, cost-effective government program and destroy it so that it can't be used as an example of good government!

We did it with FEMA. Let's screw the post office next! Maybe we can get the VA after that!”

“Drill Alaska!!!! We need more stamps!”

“If Big Government doesn't work in America, why the Hell would Big Government work in creating a new Iraq?

Many true conservatives agreed with that as they are isolationalists. You're probably referring to the "new" conservative, which is much more liberal. - To them it was justified because, regardless of how the history has been rewritten, our original reason for going in dates back to them invading Kuwait and firing on our troops and breaking numerous UN Resolutions and working with terrorists and creating illegal weapons programs, all of which happened, regardless again of what you choose to believe - as you will one day know for fact.

Yeah, let's take a fully functional, cost-effective government program and destroy it so that it can't be used as an example of good government!

COST EFFECTIVE??????????????

Wow, do some research and come back to us. I'll pretend like you didn't say that.”

“Since the USPS operates entirely on its own 2 feet, and doesn't charge everyone $10 to mail an envelope, that certainly seems cost effective to me. Can't say that about most other gov't programs.

That small income it gets for blind mail, etc. is effectively a subcontract between it and the federal gov't. No different than the major airlines having contracts with the USPS to carry mail as cargo.”

“what's a stamp?”

“Cost Effective!!!
At Cost!!!
It works, why bugger with it??

If you turn the National Post over to Wall Street the "service" will then be only "responsible to their share holders" and not to the community as it is now.”

““I blame the ones who are sending the big boxy stamp guzzling packages.”
Nigal
9:09:57 AM
3/21/06

LOL That would probably be all of us ordering all that precious gear online. ;)”

“Sarge.....you're a whiny little sissy of a guy. Stop your pathetic gossipy prattling. Have you always sought attention? No one cares what you have to say about this inane BS.”

“Poor poor coward.”

“I wonder if stamps went up due to the increase in fuel costs. Or, maybe it's because the republican't congress mandates that they make a profit off of taxpayers?
last edited: 3/21/06 12:40:24 PM”

““I wonder if stamps went up due to the increase in fuel costs. Or, maybe it's because the republican't congress mandates that they make a profit off of taxpayers?

Do your homework, dummy (sarge).”

Uh ... apparently you don't get the point of this thread. You did succeed at name calling once again though. Congrats!”

“Oh, you mean the point of you crying. I get that point.”

“BTW, the Congress and Presidency are both controlled by Conservatives. They run the government. Now, you might call an increase in the cost of a stamp to be a fee, but it really is a tax on all Americans.

Why did the Republican Congress raise taxes?

Why did President Bush raise taxes?”

““Oh, you mean the point of you crying. I get that point.” - Buddha Bear

LOL! Thanks Buddha Bear! You just made my point for me!

I suggest you don't ever lead a squad through a mine-field.

Yeah, uh, by the way ... the Sky High Gasoline prices thread is full of a bunch of cry babies. (maybe that's enough of a hint for you to catch on Buddha Bear - LMAO! - You just incriminated your friends - woopsie!)”

“I think a smart guy like Buddha would lead a squad around the mine field.”

“hi, my name is s-rge, marko, lonesurveyor, buddha bear, salebored, etc, and im addicted to fuego threads
last edited: 3/21/06 2:13:45 PM”

“well ... not this time - right down the middle

KA-BOOM!”

“MarkO, I'd lead you around the mine field, and tell sarge that the missing WMD's were in the middle of it.

Not this time, the leader of the Axis of Idiots would go - Ka-Boom!”

“except ... you just led yourself into this one

Talk is cheap.”