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rurallib

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16. well, the Washington Post and by extension Bezos and Amazon

Reply to Kingfisher86 (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 02:14 PM

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Treasury agrees to lend Postal Service $10 billion in trade for rivals' shipping contracts [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP

Can any good come of this? Sounds like selling your seed corn.. Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #1

What quid pro quo is this soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

Trump wants to say Amazon gets a special deal, and therefore the Washington Post is evil muriel_volestrangler Jul 2020 #8

I feel it's more than that. He can already just say that -- and does soothsayer Jul 2020 #15

The Trump administration really don't like Amazon, eh? n/t Kingfisher86 Jul 2020 #3

well, the Washington Post and by extension Bezos and Amazon rurallib Jul 2020 #16

If I was Jeff Bezos... Grins Jul 2020 #20

He won't though as overall the GOP is beneficial to Bezos so instead he will build his own delivery cstanleytech Jul 2020 #22

I suspect this doesn't end well... Ford_Prefect Jul 2020 #4

This has got to be illegal - it's known as bribery. George II Jul 2020 #5

Extortion? empedocles Jul 2020 #10

Yes, that's it. George II Jul 2020 #19

This wreaks of nefarious motives. USPS is a government entity. Why should it "trade" to get funding? onetexan Jul 2020 #33

Because both sides of the 'deal' are trumpers? empedocles Jul 2020 #34

my point exactly. It's controlled by the mob. onetexan Jul 2020 #36

You have to do me a favor though....... Zoonart Jul 2020 #6

Mob tactics cp Jul 2020 #7

Kiss the USPS goodbye! Wuddles440 Jul 2020 #9

Vote out the turd Karma13612 Jul 2020 #11

To be sure your vote gets counted in VBM the date for mailing is Oct. 20th. nt in2herbs Jul 2020 #29

Trump claims those USPS rates are a really bad deal. So why would UPS or FedEx even want them?? Bengus81 Jul 2020 #12

Glad the loan is available. Not sure I see a big issue with USPS releasing data. Hoyt Jul 2020 #13

Data beats rumors, all day long. How we roll. n/t Mopar151 Jul 2020 #17

Not so much tRump wants to dismantle Post Office.... GOPers have wanted to privatize it forever groundloop Jul 2020 #32

Don't really think that is going to happen. I do know that if a company promises to pay medical Hoyt Jul 2020 #35

It could be, also, a normal business loan practice Mopar151 Jul 2020 #14

Where my dad grew up in Brooklyn madaboutharry Jul 2020 #18

Is the Postal Service Being Manipulated to Help Trump Get Reelected? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #21

GONG!!! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #23

Don't do it. Call their bluff. Let it all explode! Grins Jul 2020 #24

Worst plan ever quakerboy Jul 2020 #39

Trump thinks of no one but his sorry self.... DeschutesRiver Jul 2020 #25

Trump screwing over Bezos. sarcasmo Jul 2020 #26

Isn't this extortion? ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #27

Treasury needs and wants this information because ...........???????????? bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #28

"Hey Fedex, you know what they are charging UPS??" I can tell ya for a donation to... lostnfound Jul 2020 #30

hey, with $10 billion perhaps we don't have to worry about voting by mail this time RussBLib Jul 2020 #31

There are always strings attached with Republicans - They can't be trusted dlk Jul 2020 #37

The Democrats are going to have to fix USPS from the damage PatrickforO Jul 2020 #38