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Skydiver breaks sound barrier
CBC News ^ | October 14, 2012 | CBC news

Posted on 10/15/2012 2:38:56 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

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To: Big Giant Head; hadaclueonce
The USPS funds itself, is no longer a branch of the government

Who are you kidding??? It's an agency of the United States Government and the farthest thing from private enterprise. It's a government monopoly.

41 posted on 10/15/2012 9:46:51 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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It’s a government business, and a monopoly, but the USPS doesn’t take taxpayer dollars. Sales of services. That is it. But the Gov mandates the USPS prefund the FERS for 75 years out in the future. Times are tough and they have missed two $5 billion payments into the pre-funding. The Senate did pass a bill to give back 11 billion or so, but it hasn’t been signed into law. USPS hasn’t been taking tax dollars.


42 posted on 10/15/2012 3:10:22 PM PDT by Big Giant Head
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But they were taking taxpayer dollars back when they were funding Armstrong to the tune of $32 million over four years in 2002 — which raised a lot of heads in Congress.


43 posted on 10/15/2012 3:23:46 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Big Giant Head
Ignorance like this makes me wonder why I became a monthly FreeRepublic donor. I guess you did not get my point. Some posts before me were getting off topic about federal funds and cancer research. I was pointing out that this event was funded by private monies. I did not expect anyone to go postal.
44 posted on 10/15/2012 9:42:57 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (you are paying 12% more for fuel because of Ethanol. Smile big Corn Lobby,)
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I got your point. Hope you got mine.


45 posted on 10/16/2012 3:45:30 AM PDT by Big Giant Head
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Message received.


46 posted on 10/16/2012 3:47:55 AM PDT by hadaclueonce (you are paying 12% more for fuel because of Ethanol. Smile big Corn Lobby,)
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