HR 2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013 Aka Ultra-Wealthy Congressmen Destroying The USPS

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2013/07/hr-2748-postal-reform-act-of-2013-aka-ultra-wealthy-congressmen-destroying-the-usps/

By Bill Brickley | July 21, 2013 | Bill Brickley, Congress, USPS


Image By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Photos/Newsroom


So this is how the worlds best Postal Service may meet its demise. Early Friday evening an obscure 2nd term Republican Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold, who was born into great wealth. Introduced HR2748 that will destroy our nations Postal Service it’s no surprise that the wealthiest and arguably most corrupt member of Congress Daryl Issa is the one setting this tragic play in motion. There is money to be made selling off Postal Service assets and these people want to capitalize.

Mr Farenthold has a net worth of $35.8 million according to the Center for Responsive Politics and Mr Issa is the 2nd wealthiest member of congress at $220,000 million, according to Roll Call. These two people are making reckless decisions that will affect every ordinary working American in this country who depend on mail delivery. These two are as out of touch with mainstream America as two people can be but they are self appointed experts when it comes to our nations mail delivery.

HR 2748 Postal Reform Act of 2013 will end Saturday Delivery and leaves open the possibility of reducing it further in 2018. HR 2748 also opens the floodgates to contracting out postal jobs and services at an amazing pace. These actions will clearly accelerate the death spiral. The worlds best Postal Service will be dismantled so its remains can be carved up to be sold off to the highest bidder.

FULL story at link.

About Bill Brickley
Bill is a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, serving on the NH Letter Carrier Executive Board as CD1 Legislative Liaison. Also serves on the NH AFL-CIO Executive Board. Former NH Area Coordinator Amnesty International and NH Labor News Blogger Follow him on twitter @BillBrickley

[FreakinDJ]

1. Texas - where Corruption meets Class Warfare

[awoke_in_2003]

2. The first paragraph is a nightmare...

Punctuation is your friend.

[brucefan]

3. Ugh

$220,000 million.Doesn't anyone proofread anymore?

[awoke_in_2003]

9. I know people get upset...

when things like this are pointed out, but how can you take an article seriously if the author doesn't understand very basic punctuation rules?

[rhett o rick]

4. Misprint: Asshole Issa is worth $220 million, not $220,000 million. Just sayin. nm

[hobbit709]

5. I wonder if his step grandmother even talks to Blake.

[silverweb]

6. Question.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Maybe this has been answered in another time and place, but I managed to miss it.

The USPS is mandated in the Constitution, so how can any Congress get rid of it, even in part? Wouldn't that take a constitutional amendment with ratification by the states, etc?

[WinkyDink]

8. You mean the G-D piece of paper that prohibits unwarranted searches and seizures?

[silverweb]

10. That's the one.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I would think that any attempt to kill the USPS would be blocked on constitutional grounds, thus going nowhere.

[WinkyDink]

13. But blocked by whom? See, there's the rub.

[silverweb]

16. We do have an active Progressive Caucus.

[Omaha Steve]

17. It doesn't say it has to be US Government employees

Contracted out to UPS and Fed Ex qualifies.

[silverweb]

19. That explains it.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Thanks.

[WinkyDink]

7. I simply cannot comprehend the Republican drive to sell everything that is public and which BENEFITS

the public.

Are these the same men who want Obama, AKA the President, AKA, head of the Executive Branch of the GOVERNMENT, to CREATE jobs?

[silverweb]

11. I can.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It's all about the very rich being given access to public money so that they can siphon off profits for themselves.

[WinkyDink]

12. So they can vie for "Who has the longest yacht?"

[silverweb]

20. Or something.

[HiPointDem]

14. +1

[onethatcares]

15. Mr. Farenthold hasn't missed a turn

at the trough in a long time.

check the quadruple chins.

This brings to mind "Piggies" by the Beatles for me.

Gaud, you'd think that with the amount of money he has available to him he could get his teeth fixed and cleaned.



edited due to spelling error.

[duffyduff]

18. He is actually part of the family of distinguished Democrat Frances "Sissy" Farenthold.

He's actually a step-grandson.

What a damned disgrace he is.

[SaveAmerica]

21. Thank you for the info