So, watching Daily News / Colbert Report like I do. Stumbled on the postal story problem;
http://www.savethepostoffice.com/whats-wrong-postal-service-how-about-whats-wrong-media
Basically for the too busy to sift for the story, some of our particularly conservative tax hating, immigrant burning, healthcare stomping government officials in their infinite wisdom have come to the conclusion that the hybrid private / congressional US Postal Mail is insolvent and want to abolish it due to their need to declare bankruptcy ...the US Mail. It isn't free market enough for them, and they feel private industry should take over for them. I know, it hurts me too.
This doubly sucks because Fox News Corp and all of Rupert Murdoch's affiliates are running with the story that we don't need a post service, and we can leave it up to private industry like Fed Ex and UPS, because they are OBVIOUSLY up to the task... and screw those US Postal Unions... oh wait never mind they're all union companies. Well, screw that socialist Mail system, same price mail shipping, heresy! Our holy savior Adam Smith would charge by the ounce!
Reasons Chris watches Fox News:
1. I'm masochistic
2. I like screaming at my television
3. Without a daily dose of propaganda I find a void in the pit of my moron bag
Reasons this story makes me mad:
1. Loss of essential services the US Mail provides like address changes, official documents, court summons, legal paper trails, oh yeah and a fucking national mail system.
2. 44 cents to New York or Alaska
3. US issuing of passports, ...because UPS will get right on that...
4. Did I mention we would be the only UN member without a national mail system?
and
5. Because the US Mail is congressionally maintained, it will require intervention for help on its behalf by action via agreement in the US Congress on whatever course of action that may or may not require...
So, goodbye US Mail.
I love that Fox News has debates and specialists explaining why the US Mail system is irrelevant. Oh! and enjoy checking your inbox for all your bills, summons, tickets, offers, coupons, magazines, notarized documents and packag... oh wait. Just, enjoy sending things for the $15 minimum charge of Fed Ex. HA!
The politicization of our current climate makes me stupid, every time something comes up this I can hear millions of my brain cells all crying out at once, and then I find them suddenly silenced for some reason.
Also, did anyone catch the CNN tea party roast? I mean, debate? I liked when poor Ron Paul was promulgating his libertarian views of individual freedom and choice about health care about to say give his answer of "no" to the question of individuals that do not, or cannot afford to pay for healthcare should be let to die, the crowd interrupted and said YES! KILL THEM!
(pause)
This is not my country. I feel like every individual on earth who has ever cracked the seam of a book took a collective face palm at that moment.
UNRELATED.
Also, picture of me from my most recent hike!
http://www.savethepostoffice.com/whats-wrong-postal-service-how-about-whats-wrong-media
Basically for the too busy to sift for the story, some of our particularly conservative tax hating, immigrant burning, healthcare stomping government officials in their infinite wisdom have come to the conclusion that the hybrid private / congressional US Postal Mail is insolvent and want to abolish it due to their need to declare bankruptcy ...the US Mail. It isn't free market enough for them, and they feel private industry should take over for them. I know, it hurts me too.
This doubly sucks because Fox News Corp and all of Rupert Murdoch's affiliates are running with the story that we don't need a post service, and we can leave it up to private industry like Fed Ex and UPS, because they are OBVIOUSLY up to the task... and screw those US Postal Unions... oh wait never mind they're all union companies. Well, screw that socialist Mail system, same price mail shipping, heresy! Our holy savior Adam Smith would charge by the ounce!
Reasons Chris watches Fox News:
1. I'm masochistic
2. I like screaming at my television
3. Without a daily dose of propaganda I find a void in the pit of my moron bag
Reasons this story makes me mad:
1. Loss of essential services the US Mail provides like address changes, official documents, court summons, legal paper trails, oh yeah and a fucking national mail system.
2. 44 cents to New York or Alaska
3. US issuing of passports, ...because UPS will get right on that...
4. Did I mention we would be the only UN member without a national mail system?
and
5. Because the US Mail is congressionally maintained, it will require intervention for help on its behalf by action via agreement in the US Congress on whatever course of action that may or may not require...
So, goodbye US Mail.
I love that Fox News has debates and specialists explaining why the US Mail system is irrelevant. Oh! and enjoy checking your inbox for all your bills, summons, tickets, offers, coupons, magazines, notarized documents and packag... oh wait. Just, enjoy sending things for the $15 minimum charge of Fed Ex. HA!
The politicization of our current climate makes me stupid, every time something comes up this I can hear millions of my brain cells all crying out at once, and then I find them suddenly silenced for some reason.
Also, did anyone catch the CNN tea party roast? I mean, debate? I liked when poor Ron Paul was promulgating his libertarian views of individual freedom and choice about health care about to say give his answer of "no" to the question of individuals that do not, or cannot afford to pay for healthcare should be let to die, the crowd interrupted and said YES! KILL THEM!
(pause)
This is not my country. I feel like every individual on earth who has ever cracked the seam of a book took a collective face palm at that moment.
UNRELATED.
Also, picture of me from my most recent hike!