USPS Could Hike Rates Under New Leadership

by: Tubular Sales

Why would Trump care if Bezo's has more money then him?  Trump has something money can't buy,,,,  The office of President of the United States.

Mini Mike Bloomberg, with his 66 billion, could only win the island of American Somoa in the Democratic Primary. :)

by: Toledo Maude

''Why would Trump care if Bezo's has more money then him?''???

Because Trump has an oversized ego that guides his every waking moment.  

by: flybuy

So everyone is going to base their conclusions on ONE article written in a newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos? He treats his employees like dirt. Read some articles about the employees working in his fulfillment centers or how many packages drivers are expected to deliver in one day. One man in the UK had a major heart attack and it was 20 minutes before anyone at the fulfillment center got him an ambulance. However the same people notify the people stocking the bins if they make a mistake within 2-3 minutes. And he has an arrangement so Amazon is not liable when drivers get in accidents and they do because they drive like maniacs to meet unrealistic delivery goals. Also China should NOT be classified as an emerging economy to get those great postage rates. That is a UN deal and the UN is no asset to the United States. It is just as bad as the World Health Organization. Vote for who you want but if you want change start boycotting Amazon and look for products made in the USA. Be part of the solution for a change. Bezos may be a "real" billionaire but the way he treats his employees (even at WaPo) is sad. Personally I have good luck with the post office and I go to one that is not rated well. Ratings don't mean much because many of the reviews on Amazon and probably Yelp are paid for by companies. I am not happy about the postage increases either because I ship a lot of vintage breakable items to Asian countries and Nordic countries. It would be nice to see the playing field leveled as far postage pricing is concerned but that won't happen with the UN involved. In fairness to the USPS they have vehicles that were not designed to ship so many packages. They originally shipped mostly letter mail and a few packages. A few times packages have gone astray but a civilized succinct email to the Postmaster General's office has always helped sort things out. I have mail delivered at 1 a.m. sometimes. For the record I live with in a 10 minute drive of 3 post offices including one open 0600 to midnight near the Atlanta Airport. I also live in a high crime neighborhood and STILL have good service. I have a 75 percent discount with Fedex but use it rarely because it is only for personal shipments. Even with the discount the price is usually similar to what the post office charges. The tracking is better but Fedex and UPS are cargo companies so that is not surprising. And keep in mind every time USPS announces a rate hike you can bet Fedex and UPS are hiking rates too. If USPS, UPS and Fedex follow the Amazon model of working ground shippers to death for pathetic wages then you can plan on seeing shipping times and reliablity go down the tubes.