Bernie Sanders Has A Plan To Save The Postal Service (HBO) Vice News

[Donkees]

Published on Apr 18, 2018
President Trump has made the mail big news. After a Twitter rant about the Washington Post, Trump launched a presidential commission to look at the finances of the US Postal Service -- and the deals it cuts with companies like Amazon, the brand non-newspaper brand owned by Jeff Bezos.

Bernie Sanders has been waiting for this moment. For years he's said Congress needs to take a fresh look at the USPS. His plan: create new revenue for the struggling post office by turning it into a bank.

VICE News sat with Sanders for a long chat about the mail.

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[malthaussen]

1. I fail to understand why it needs "saving."

Or rather, I understand full well why it needs to be saved from the politicians who want to destroy it.

-- Mal

[Plucketeer]

2. Unfettered GREED has caught the scent

of a way to scam money from one more government service and it's recipients. We've already fallen prey to a "scamming" that was intended to give payday lenders breathing space as regards the looming prospect of serious competition. Of course, no matter now. Looks like those legal loan sharks are gonna get their wishes anyway. Ah well - poor people wouldn't know what to do with a fair shake. So why bother?

[rwsanders]

3. Does it involve Kevin Costner? I loved that movie!!!!