tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post906460871181755017..comments2024-03-21T10:12:22.611-04:00Comments on Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Will FedEx Be Stiffed?Alan Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18015201735147037122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-42738786643733611342011-05-21T16:38:17.473-04:002011-05-21T16:38:17.473-04:00I saw this coming! Once Congress put it to the PO ...I saw this coming! Once Congress put it to the PO in the reorg act, ergo, getting an extra 5 billion a year to waste, now they are borrowing against OUR retirement funds, and now we can't make payments because Congress won't do what is right and stop that unreasonable payment that no other agency has to make plus we overpaid into it! We will never see the money back, come on, we're talking about Congress! The "what's yours is mine, what your kids have is mine, what your grandkids might have at minimum wage is mine, I'll take it give it away anyways... By the way I love you re-elect me" people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-53752107506203783322011-05-21T12:25:54.468-04:002011-05-21T12:25:54.468-04:00The premise of this article is ridiculous. It is...The premise of this article is ridiculous. It is quite clear WHAT will not be paid, if you had been paying attention to the hearings that have been conducted within the last two months. The payment of the sums that the USPS has been assessed in error by the CSRS and FERS SYSTEM in addition to the UNUSUAL PREFUNDING SUMS in the amount of OVER FIVE BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR by the 2006 LAW are the most likely targets of SELECTIVE NON-PAYMENT.<br />And so what??<br />IF Congress had done it's job properly, the USPS would not be in this predicament.<br />Again...SO WHAT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-71079384776747788932011-05-21T12:07:13.224-04:002011-05-21T12:07:13.224-04:00LETS GIVE THE BOY'S AT THE TOP ANOTHER "P...LETS GIVE THE BOY'S AT THE TOP ANOTHER "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE BONUS"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-52092220435688498772011-05-20T22:35:15.867-04:002011-05-20T22:35:15.867-04:00USPS aylready lost business to these competitors i...USPS aylready lost business to these competitors in the past, that's why they're here. Keep cutting SERVICE, like Saturday delivery, and they will lose even more, as others will pick up the business. The postmaster general (capitalization left out) should start by cutting from the top...do they ACTUALLY BRING YOU Your mail? NO, they make money watching YOUR money come in, to pay for their 'perks.'Derrick of Gainesvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-26306352654416440172011-05-20T20:44:49.815-04:002011-05-20T20:44:49.815-04:00Mr. Donahoe seems to be posturing but then the ong...Mr. Donahoe seems to be posturing but then the ongoing dance with Congress is becoming slightly surreal. In her remarks to the Senate the other day Ruth Goldway of the PRC referred to the fact that the Postal Service was apparently already moving ahead with plans to close several thousand offices. This in spite of the fact that any legislation would give the PRC review obligations for a service change of that magnitude.<br />Every iteration of Mr. Donahoe's strategic plans includes mass closings of retail facilities. The problem with that is that individual congressmen of both parties take tremendous heat for closures. It appears that Mr. Donahoe is milking the crisis narrative to its most sensational extremes. Doing that fosters an atmosphere that would give Congress the cover to do unpalatable and unpopular things like allowing mass closings.<br />This is less a crisis than a manipulation of public sentiment to create space for Mr. Donahoe's preferred plan.M. Jamisonnoreply@blogger.com