Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon

Re:Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rate... by blackflame7000 on Friday May 18, 2018 @04:35PM (#17104763)

So many conflicts of interest with the WashingtonPost reporting on Bezos and Trump and that's before we even delve into the conflicts of interest in subjugating companies to unequal costs under the law. Idk why USPS which loses Billions per year is subsidizing Amazon which makes Billions per year and how that makes sense for we the take payers. Maybe someone can help me see what I'm missing here.

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Re:Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rate... by existencebox on Friday May 18, 2018 @06:32PM (#17105438)

You may be missing a point for comparison. My understanding was always that international packages, due to negotiated relationships (especially with china) end up being a FAR larger burden on domestic mail carriers in terms of cost.[0]

I haven't done sufficient research to know how these compare and I would of course be convinced otherwise if the numbers were weighted opposite what I understand them to be, but on the surface, I find that to attack Amazon while leaving this on the table is taking the metaphorical bait (Trump has been on an anti-amazon warpath for a while now, my own opinions aside) to the deficit of attacking The Real Problem.

[0]https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/11/05/how-the-...

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Re:Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rate... by chrisbennet on Friday May 18, 2018 @06:36PM (#17105462)

"While we don’t know the deal USPS crafted with Amazon, we know it’s not losing money. A 2006 law codified profitability into law, and an independent regulatory commission that reviews their deals annually gave it a green light on March 29.
That said, it’s possible that the Postal Service could be charging Amazon more for package delivery and therefore get a better deal. That still doesn’t mean USPS is losing a fortune.

We rate this claim False."

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/apr/...

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Re:Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rate... by liquidnitro02 on Saturday May 19, 2018 @04:29AM (#17107120)

Did you actually comprehend what you wrote or just regurgitate it? Because you basically read me someone opining about nothing factual and then coming to a conclusion. Then you cite that conclusion as factual and start a propagation of fake or misleading news. This is literally how fake news is created and spread.

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Re:Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rate... by chrisbennet on Sunday May 20, 2018 @04:46PM (#17114650)

Perhaps you could direct me to facts to the contrary.

Perhaps you could post under your real name instead of your latest alias dejour?

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Re:Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rate... by cimmanom on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:23AM (#17107994)

Even as someone who thinks Trump is awful, I happen to be in agreement on this. And why should Amazon get preferential treatment compared to other US-based businesses anyway?

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