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Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:12 PM Apr 2020

If you can afford it, and if you want to be able to vote by mail, please do this

go to

USPS.COM

and buy as many stamps as you can afford to buy and then DONT USE them or over stamp anything you mail so you are in effect donating money to the USPS.

We all know why...

https://store.usps.com/store/home

I am...

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If you can afford it, and if you want to be able to vote by mail, please do this (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 OP
Did that the other day mcar Apr 2020 #1
Did it yesterday. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #2
Me too- Alliepoo Apr 2020 #3
That's a good well intentioned gesture. totodeinhere Apr 2020 #4
Thank you. cwydro Apr 2020 #5
USPS SamBob Apr 2020 #7
i disagree...if enough of us do anything we can change everything questionseverything Apr 2020 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 #9
USPS FTW. SamBob Apr 2020 #6
At least don't use any before Jan 20th. After sanity returns to DC, USPS will be properly funded. eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #10

totodeinhere

(13,056 posts)
4. That's a good well intentioned gesture.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:45 PM
Apr 2020

But buying a few stamps will not save the USPS. Only Congress can do that.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
5. Thank you.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:47 PM
Apr 2020

Really makes no sense.

I’m old school and buy overseas stamps for the letters I send to family in the UK, also pay most of my bills by mail here. In no way is that going to help the postal service.

Buying stamps isn’t going to save the USPS.

SamBob

(61 posts)
7. USPS
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:32 PM
Apr 2020

I think the only good thing about it is that they do have alot of orders to fill due to overflow of orders, I suppose.
I bought couple stamps, but yeah. I wasn't sure how much it would help if we do that.
But I got some cool stamps, and have stamps now for future letters i need to send out, so that helps me, haha.

questionseverything

(9,645 posts)
8. i disagree...if enough of us do anything we can change everything
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:40 PM
Apr 2020

even if it was just to "swamp" the po with stamp deliveries, enough to make the news, which might get a few repub lawmakers to listen up if they know WE THE PEOPLE are that invested

ya never know until you try

Response to questionseverything (Reply #8)

SamBob

(61 posts)
6. USPS FTW.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:30 PM
Apr 2020

I did it. :]
Put some money into buying stamps. Also put money into funding Tigers and other wildlife.

eppur_se_muova

(36,246 posts)
10. At least don't use any before Jan 20th. After sanity returns to DC, USPS will be properly funded.
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 01:02 PM
Apr 2020

That means it's a loan to USPS, not a gift, for those who can afford loans better than gifts.

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