The USPS did a good job when it was a government agency. Then it became privatized, but the government still had to be consulted before any changes were made..You can see a similar effect with Amtrak for the same reason. It’s either private or it’s not….too many cooks.
Of course, another major reason for the USPS’ problems is the advent of e-mail, which means the only mail anyone receives anymore consists of bills and junk mail. And we can opt out of junk mail, so that reduces USPS income that much more. We even send e-cards for birthdays, etc. So there is less demand as costs for gasoline, maintenance, etc., increases.
Speaking of Mr. Issa, does anyone know the results of his investigation into the Benghazi incident(s)? I was promised that he was finally going to get to the truth, and that it would be damning. So far, though, I haven’t heard much. Hlep me out, those who know, please.
The object of the "pre-paying of 70 years of retirement, healthcare, etc. is to deliberately bankrupt the Postal System so the lawmakers friends and contributors to their campaigns can take over the mail delivery. The Postal System would be a profitable enterprise now without this ridiculous mandate.
He’s a repeat accused. I guess he just keeps having bad luck.+ "After receiving a hardship discharge in 1972, because his father had a heart attack, Issa earned a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.9 Twice that year, he was arrested. In the first incident he was indicted by a grand jury for an alleged theft of a Maserati, but prosecutors dropped the charge.16 In the second incident, he was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, and a police officer noticed a firearm in his glove compartment. Issa was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. He pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of an unregistered firearm, and was sentenced to six months’ probation and a small fine.916 Issa has said he believes the record has since been expunged.9
Issa attended Siena Heights University, a small Catholic college in Adrian, Michigan, followed by Kent State University at Stark, where he enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.9 Issa served in the Army Reserve from 1976 to 1980 and was promoted to the rank of captain. While serving on active duty for training with the 1/77th Armor Battalion as an Assistant S-1 from September 9 to September 26, 1980, he received an evaluation report by then-Lt. Col. Wesley Clark, who wrote “This officer’s performance far exceeded that of any other reserve officer who has worked in the battalion” and “Promote ahead of contemporaries. Unlimited potential.”91718
Shortly before his discharge in 1980, Issa was again indicted for grand theft auto. According to court documents, Darrel’s brother William Issa had gone to a used car dealer and offered to sell his brother’s car, a 1976Mercedes sedan, while impersonating his brother. With an Ohio driver’s license belonging to Darrell, William was given $16,000 for the car from the dealer. Shortly after the sale, Darrell reported the car stolen and told the police that he had left the title in the trunk. During the investigation Darrell gave conflicting statements about whether he had recently obtained a replacement driver’s license. This evidence resulted in police suspecting that the brothers had conspired to fraudulently sell Darrell’s car and then collect on the insurance policy and from the sale of the car.
Darrell and his brother were then indicted for grand theft. Darrell claimed he had no knowledge of William’s theft and sale while William claimed that his brother had authorized him to sell the car. As the investigation continued, Darrell went to the dealership the car was sold to and repurchased his car. A few months after Darrell had repurchased his car, investigators had dropped the charges against him.9 Then in 1981 in Cleveland, Issa crashed a truck he was driving into another motorists car and, according to court records, Issa told her that he did not have time to wait for the police and he then left the scene. The other motorist then sued Issa for twenty thousand dollars and they eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.9"
I used to actually enjoy listening to Issa, even though I disagreed with him, because he IS an intelligent guy, though lacking in ethics, to put it mildly, and he IS ruled by his narcissism, and it’s getting worse. I no longer can “enjoy” anything this lying nut now comes up with. His history, as summarized by “lonecat” does show like his “military career” is actually less than sterling, and peeling silver-plate, badly tarnished, and beyond saving with a little “polish”.
Yes, I read it this morning. I have a general rule not to believe economists, but Krugman has this distressing habit in the past few years of being right. For instance, about inflation, and about deficits.+I’m not a big fan of the ACA — I think a single-payer system would be better (I don’t know much about the German system, for instance, or the Swiss, and I’d be interested to see some comparisons.) But if it turns out that the ACA helps, that’s terrific. Meanwhile, the Republicans are just being spiteful.
Should have had single payer, period. While “economist” may be almost as bad as being a “politician” anymore, Krugman has proved right, far more often than wrong, and a lot more right than any of the ones who supported “Reaganomics” and disaster.
“He WAS a car thief, or he was ACCUSED of being a car thief?”He was just accused… three times. Then of course, there were the illegal weapons charges. I’m sure he was just another “troubled youth”, who was lucky enough to have lived before George Zimmerman was around.
kamwick over 10 years ago
Typical Issa….had a nice career as a car thief once upon a time. Now he just wastes taxpayer dollars.
I Play One On TV over 10 years ago
The USPS did a good job when it was a government agency. Then it became privatized, but the government still had to be consulted before any changes were made..You can see a similar effect with Amtrak for the same reason. It’s either private or it’s not….too many cooks.
Of course, another major reason for the USPS’ problems is the advent of e-mail, which means the only mail anyone receives anymore consists of bills and junk mail. And we can opt out of junk mail, so that reduces USPS income that much more. We even send e-cards for birthdays, etc. So there is less demand as costs for gasoline, maintenance, etc., increases.
Thomas R. Williams over 10 years ago
Next, will he will insure it and try to burn it down?
I Play One On TV over 10 years ago
Speaking of Mr. Issa, does anyone know the results of his investigation into the Benghazi incident(s)? I was promised that he was finally going to get to the truth, and that it would be damning. So far, though, I haven’t heard much. Hlep me out, those who know, please.
Justice22 over 10 years ago
The object of the "pre-paying of 70 years of retirement, healthcare, etc. is to deliberately bankrupt the Postal System so the lawmakers friends and contributors to their campaigns can take over the mail delivery. The Postal System would be a profitable enterprise now without this ridiculous mandate.
lonecat over 10 years ago
He’s a repeat accused. I guess he just keeps having bad luck.+ "After receiving a hardship discharge in 1972, because his father had a heart attack, Issa earned a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.9 Twice that year, he was arrested. In the first incident he was indicted by a grand jury for an alleged theft of a Maserati, but prosecutors dropped the charge.16 In the second incident, he was stopped for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, and a police officer noticed a firearm in his glove compartment. Issa was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. He pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of an unregistered firearm, and was sentenced to six months’ probation and a small fine.916 Issa has said he believes the record has since been expunged.9
Issa attended Siena Heights University, a small Catholic college in Adrian, Michigan, followed by Kent State University at Stark, where he enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.9 Issa served in the Army Reserve from 1976 to 1980 and was promoted to the rank of captain. While serving on active duty for training with the 1/77th Armor Battalion as an Assistant S-1 from September 9 to September 26, 1980, he received an evaluation report by then-Lt. Col. Wesley Clark, who wrote “This officer’s performance far exceeded that of any other reserve officer who has worked in the battalion” and “Promote ahead of contemporaries. Unlimited potential.”91718
Shortly before his discharge in 1980, Issa was again indicted for grand theft auto. According to court documents, Darrel’s brother William Issa had gone to a used car dealer and offered to sell his brother’s car, a 1976Mercedes sedan, while impersonating his brother. With an Ohio driver’s license belonging to Darrell, William was given $16,000 for the car from the dealer. Shortly after the sale, Darrell reported the car stolen and told the police that he had left the title in the trunk. During the investigation Darrell gave conflicting statements about whether he had recently obtained a replacement driver’s license. This evidence resulted in police suspecting that the brothers had conspired to fraudulently sell Darrell’s car and then collect on the insurance policy and from the sale of the car.
Darrell and his brother were then indicted for grand theft. Darrell claimed he had no knowledge of William’s theft and sale while William claimed that his brother had authorized him to sell the car. As the investigation continued, Darrell went to the dealership the car was sold to and repurchased his car. A few months after Darrell had repurchased his car, investigators had dropped the charges against him.9 Then in 1981 in Cleveland, Issa crashed a truck he was driving into another motorists car and, according to court records, Issa told her that he did not have time to wait for the police and he then left the scene. The other motorist then sued Issa for twenty thousand dollars and they eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.9"
lonecat over 10 years ago
And I bet his experiences have taught him how bad it is to make accusations without sufficient evidence.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
I used to actually enjoy listening to Issa, even though I disagreed with him, because he IS an intelligent guy, though lacking in ethics, to put it mildly, and he IS ruled by his narcissism, and it’s getting worse. I no longer can “enjoy” anything this lying nut now comes up with. His history, as summarized by “lonecat” does show like his “military career” is actually less than sterling, and peeling silver-plate, badly tarnished, and beyond saving with a little “polish”.
braindead Premium Member over 10 years ago
Did someone tell Issa to read the actual tax law, so he went somewhere else to attack?
d_legendary1 over 10 years ago
Ansonia won’t hide. It’ll change the subject. Here, I’ll do it for you: TREVON MARTIN!!!
lonecat over 10 years ago
Yes, I read it this morning. I have a general rule not to believe economists, but Krugman has this distressing habit in the past few years of being right. For instance, about inflation, and about deficits.+I’m not a big fan of the ACA — I think a single-payer system would be better (I don’t know much about the German system, for instance, or the Swiss, and I’d be interested to see some comparisons.) But if it turns out that the ACA helps, that’s terrific. Meanwhile, the Republicans are just being spiteful.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
Should have had single payer, period. While “economist” may be almost as bad as being a “politician” anymore, Krugman has proved right, far more often than wrong, and a lot more right than any of the ones who supported “Reaganomics” and disaster.
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 10 years ago
“He WAS a car thief, or he was ACCUSED of being a car thief?”He was just accused… three times. Then of course, there were the illegal weapons charges. I’m sure he was just another “troubled youth”, who was lucky enough to have lived before George Zimmerman was around.