Posted on 09/05/2011 3:39:39 AM PDT by tobyhill
You do not deserve to live in America. Go back where you came from.
The point is that despite constitutional authority it is not mandatory.
The ‘post roads’ authority was used for pre-interstate highway fed funding. Ike used ‘common defense’ authority for the Interstates, too big a deal for ‘post roads’.
I think you are hearing from the UPS guys ~ they hate small businesses.
Let's take your nearest 6,000 neighbors and have them stop by the closest postal station just after they get off work every day.
How big a parking lot do you need?
The "national defense" excuse had to do with justifying the entire program but the specific clause used for the tax and subsequent legislative funding will be "post roads".
They build bridges and airports under that clause.
When it comes to "roads" not all roads are "post roads" ~ unless the state/local government declares it to be one and there's no federal funding.
Muawiyah....seems like you are getting very upset about the prospect of getting separated from the USPS retirement mammary...can’t blame you for that. Now let me tell you how I feel about the folks at the USPS...and their customer service.. I can drive by a major metropolitan post office and have a “Mad On”...because I know that the union pukes taken over by the los negroes in management have dictated that if there is more than 5 people in line it’s mandatory to take a break....and peek around the corner while applying finger nail polish with a grin....”wait on me “sucker”... My friend that is not your fault....I live in a small community after leaving a major metropolitan community and the folks at the PO couldn’t be nicer.... Bottom line is that the USPS taken over by union pigs thought the mammary would never dry up... Looks like they were wrong... unfortunately for many retiree’s...if it’s any comfort..you will not be alone!
Since I have, at last count, 5 different retirement plans to draw on, none of which are sponsored by or operated by the Postal Service, I have no idea what you are talking about.
Our city carriers walk. Our shortest walking route is over 8 miles of walking per day. Our longest walking route is 17 miles of walking. Snow days included.
We did shut the post office down ONE DAY following the 18” of snow Feb 1st. No mail trucks could get to our PO so we had no mail to deliver anyway.
Nope. They could start charging people for a daily delivery service. Well... if Congress allowed them to, that is.
Naw. You’d get your mail like military personnel do overseas. IE: you’d be issued a postal box, where you’d get your mail.
If you’re worried about a current lack of enough PO boxes; well, the changes don’t have to occur overnight...
Or you could have what other posters have advocated with a shutdown of the USPS... no mail at all.
True enough, but it also prohibits anyone else from filling the gap, which is why you don’t see private postal roads.
That is the “last mile” delivery program. It seems to be catching on nationwide. It’s a good arrangement. Fedex and UPS save time and fuel, and USPS makes a little money delivering it to a place that they drive by anyway.
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