USPS

Ok_Student1896

Try changing your life by signing up for a letter carrier position with USPS. Some cities are hiring as a regular right off the list. Better pay and more opportunity to earn up to $100,000 annually. They have a contributing TSP fund for the employees. Letter carriers are needed in lots of areas. Good luck with whatever your decision will be.

RJ5R

Lots of times it's cheaper for us to ship FedEx ground than USPS ground advantage or ups ground

TheBooneyBunes

This is a meme sure but fun fact the former deputy PMG of the USPS left the post office and became head of amazons negotiating team during the first ever contract negotiation. In case you were wondering how Amazon became so big

PercMaint

I imagine that UPS will be taking more of FedEx's and USPS shipping for smaller parcel. They have a new small parcel shipping services that is decently beating USPS. On small parcel, half way across the country, for us it's 30% cheaper than priority mail and 24% cheaper than FedEx. FedEx is going to have to up their game.

cheeeeerajah

It's like the joke about the 2 hikers and the charging bear. FedEx may suck, but they still suck less than USPS. I had to return a product for replacement bc USPS messed up the box (the seller packed the f outta it), and the replacement item was packed equally well and USPS nearly effed that one up too. Used to be a big supporter of the US postal system but their employees are increasingly apathetic and or brutish in their handling.

bladzalot

Have you seen ho much they charge to ship? USPS is expensive, UPS is fucking expensive, FedEx if expensive as fucking fuck… They own 33% of the market, pay their employees less, charge more for shipping…

Aviate27

Their previous CEO is the current Postmaster General of USPS

jcpopm

Is that a real question? This is the stock market, not a charity fund. Do you want to invest in USPS?

fomoandyoloandnogrow

USPS to not deliver mail in ballots to states that don’t hand over voter lists. Is dictatorship priced in yet? Only one of two elections away from it

Loose_Hornet4126

These aren't rockets flying. They are peace deal capsules being delivered by the new USPS express vehicles with booster engines to intended destinations

gizamo

Nike's logistics and software incompetence was not the fault of SAP. Plenty of companies use SAP with perfectly decent delivery precision, especially because that's often just an integration with UPS, FedEx, USPS, and various freight forwarders. More importantly, where did you hear that Nike had this issue with SAP, when was it, and has it since been resolved?

zerowaitestate

They literally cannot. USPS is in the Constitution.

bluen

Amazon should just acquire USPS and created a super logistics monopoly with Whole Foods and Amazon

ThePrince164

Whenever I need something delivered quickly (I'm in a rural area and don't get Walmart delivery only shipping services and won't even let me use the nearest store. Makes me choose one in like Tennessee or something and im in NY but regardless. Anytime I need to get something quickly i go to Walmart shop before amazon. Also if I am buying something i dont/can't take a chance on getting a used opened worn product missing instructions, warranty card, sealed packaging etc, I will also use Walmart before amazon.  I also stopped falling for Amazon's so called discounts. They rarely ever give actual discount. Instead they up the retail price by double and mark it 50% off. If your like me and so Google search for a better deal or sale, you find that everyone's priced, without discounts, the same as Amazon after a 50% discount is applied.  That said, logically Amazon is the bigger market, they will win over Walmart every time. At least that's what I think. They pretty much own the delivery companies. Their was a ton of news out their about how amazon was going to stop using USPS and how USPS would go bankrupt if they did. But pretty sure they even have their own fleet of USPS trucks on site.  I have actually really appreciated the way Amazon has incorporated AI into their store. It's been so much easier and quicker to find and get what I need at the prices I can afford without having to do the research and actual search through all the generic alphabet soup brands (because their brand names are always nonsense like "TTZUOS" -Alphabet soup) I can go right to the AI and ask questions like what which brands of fertilizers have complete nutrient and don't use urea. And i get a list and can even get super specific. This has been a massive time saver and even recommended items have been great. I really don't like that ive started to like AI and don't appreciate the jobs it's going to take away. I also see how they have captured everyone with their AI chat bots like Gemini, they just give continuous validation. Something that we don't get often anymore. If you had a hard day and try to tell someone about it, it just turns into competition of who's day was worse than the other. Rather than hearing a simple "wow that must have been tough" that single thing is going to be what pulls people in it did to me for a couple days until I got fed up with the constant validating instead of just giving the facts i want. I told it to remember to disable its validation sequence when your asking questions. I often turn to my AI for plant advice that's about all its good for really. Also for finding printable government forms and great for helping with research when you don't want to wade through 49 websites of people's opinions written out as if it's fact and having no correct information. You need to go to school and get a degree in how to do proper research using the Internet so that your information is correct. In early days of Internet it was treated like the encyclopedia, look it up online if you want the facts but now it's just a mess of useless misinformation. AI is good for helping bypass that. Otherwise I don't see any use for it like for individuals. Only for businesses but even for them, they shouldn't be relying on it. Holy cow AI gets so confused so easily and starts jumbling information from three different topics and conversations and last time I took plant advice i nearly killed my entire collection. My bad, i stupidly fell for the AI isn't gonna feed me completely false and inaccurate information. But does it ever!

ntheijs

“Made more money than needed and from somewhere unexpected” You get hit by a USPS van and you will be required to wear adult diapers for the rest of your life. Settlement is in the millions. Your AMD options get shit on by that same pigeon.

DJW-1976

I could send some meat with USPS ground...non-refrigerated...

peterpeer9

The year is, uh, August, of this year. SPY is at $2350 after everyone collectively decided *nobody sell* is easier. Everyone is a millionaire! 401ks are printing!! Gas is $45/gallon. A loaf of bread is on sale this week BOGO at $29 regular price. America closed the USPS which is now the bigger than Microsoft Exchange in the email space and charges $1 per email since energy is now rationed to power the data centers which have caused unemployment to rise to 50%, but Mr Atman we're very close to a breakthrough and has promised just $5 trillion more will get us AGI and universal income and early retirement and everything will be worth it after that. Musk is still working out the kinks in his sex robots, there is a bug that after fucking it 100 times it threatens to brick itself if you don't give it half your net worth.

spilledonwhite

GOOGL sells ads and owns youtube and collects those premiums. AMZN owns like 100 companies like ring doorbells and shit, monthly revenue. Also people are ordering fucking paper towels and vitamin water on AMZN... along with a constant onslaught of plastic chinese crap. And USPS delivers for them for pennies and runs a billion dollar deficit every year. Only boomers use Facebook now and they are dying. Insta is fine I guess. MSFT makes software which AI can do now. Market thinks they are done for. I think it is overblown and they will probably be fine but market can be stubborn for a while 😅

GodforgeMinis

Not sure yet unfortunately I just know what I "dont" want, and am fine with paying the premium. Here's a fun example, I have to print all my shipping labels done before 8pm because if it rolls over to the next day in whatever time zone the shopify main server is on, USPS will reject the request for labels because I'm submitting a shipping request for the previous day instead of the current day.

Ok_Student1896

Letter carriers are needed in many cities. Once a regular, the pay is good with opportunity for overtime on most days. One could earn over $100,000 yearly if you are willing to work a 6 or 7 day. If you or your husband is interested; look into joining USPS.

ShoemakerMicah

My first thought is that UPS &FedeX are about to get SERIOUS competition from Amazon Logistics which was rolled out today. Amazon is infinitely better positioned in the logistics world and this could be very disruptive from USPS on down.

What-tha-fck_Elon

I’m in!! But there has to be a for real ESOP thing with rules and no one can sell shares. We need a SPAC or something to pool funds. Is it possible to just do this without someone fucking everyone else over?? Make it a private, not for profit company. And outfit the planes 100% with pods. Maybe leave the back 3 rows for tickets that are given away for free. Fuck. Make Airtravel Great Again. Can we get 250,000 morons to do this? No high priced CEO, just fucking service like the USPS but for air travel.

Think-Winner-173

Amazon is Goliath and it has too much $$ to ever be under the power rankings below UPS.  UPS use to handle Amazon packages until Big Bezos got his own Trucks & Fleet.    It looks now ) that USPS and UPS are Partnering up now,  since they are both seeing some of the Worst Years they ever had.  Amazon is a Giant and is causing waves through the Shipping industry in the USA especially 

Wheatcattle

If we do this, we should paint the planes like USPS trucks, and let the pilots wear the shorts and pith helmets

Wheatcattle

If we do this, paint the planes like USPS trucks, and let the pilots wear the shorts and pith helmets.

Ramseyct1

Oh and we got money to send overseas, but the USPS? Nah, fuck em. Make them the one of the only things that need to fund themselves. Israel needs more bombs pronto!!!!

thri54

A union shop like USPS or UPS is good money for last mile delivery drivers. Dispatch contractors take anyone with a pulse and pay a couple bucks over minimum wage.

fartpooppee420

How can I bet against the USPS in investing terms? Someone who was certainly not me picked up my several-hundred-dollar package at the post office today. It wasn't even porch pirates; I have a PO Box.

AdAny631

Yeah, Jassy sucks. He brings nothing to the table. Amazon is a dominant force but it is begging to be disrupted. AWS numbers aren't going to keep going up and the logistics business is just a newer and shinier UPS. However, Amazon switching to Rivian EV, flex drivers and USPS allows them to dodge the last mile gas increase. UPS is screwed unless they hedged with oil/gas futures. I sure hope a company of that size does.

CD274

Lots. Microsoft was already late last year. Netflix in March. Amazon prime last week. Spotify Jan. My shipping software tripped. Fucking USPS raised rates twice in one month

peterpeer9

USPS should just raise the price of stamps to like $4 and stop bitching about always being broke

cosmicgpu

So, I did this. I mean to the point where the USPS would not even change my mailing address unless I went in with license and alllll that jazz. I went full dark using my background in cybersecurity. Address, phones, banking, everything. I'm sure the 3 letter agencies could have found me if needed, I'm not dumb, but major corporations certainly couldn't. Then I needed to find a job and realized how incredibly badly I had screwed myself over. If you are unencumbered by the need for capital, I suggest doing so as fast as you possibly can. If you still need to work, prepare to lose everything you have ever built your life up to be.

Scalpaholic

I also thought USPS was all good when they no longer had to fund Pensions for 50 Years at once. Were regularly profitable before that but might have stayed broken after. 🫤

Scalpaholic

Whoever could pick up the Slack but usually that was USPS doing that for UPS, FedEx and Amazon with Last Mile Service. 🤔

Scalpaholic

Fuel surcharge and now this? Didn't expect one of the failing institutions in the next Great Depression to be the USPS:  https://www.businessinsider.com/usps-suspends-payments-to-employee-pension-plan-free-up-cash-2026-4

FEMA_Camp_Survivor

I’m a CPA and I use TurboTax cause ain’t nobody got time for that and they’re reliable. Plus most people like e-filing because they get refunds quicker than using USPS. So yeah you may get a platform to do it for free in 15 mins, but you have to wait 4-8 weeks to get your money back instead of maybe a week.  There’s also massive amount of lobbying that’ll prevent direct filing from becoming a reality again. 

jeffynihao

Now that fuel is cheaper, surely all the price hikes that went up will surely adjust and come back down right? ...right? I'm looking at you USPS with your fuel surcharge

Practical-Acadia-223

Not true. 47 told Jeff get this done. Our USPS needed some love. They are so taken for granted. 

madtowneast

I am not sure. There will be enough people outside those agencies that will feel empowered to "help." And I am not sure how USPS refusing to deliver or "losing" the ballots can be really counteracted.

madtowneast

Until ICE, USPS, federal agency, etc. won’t let people vote

Crazy_Donkies

I read from Vanguard and TD Economics today, a $140 per barrel cost could stall the economy.  It won't crush GDP or even kill the consumer, it will stall it.  We, the economy, analysts, and our retarded administration are expecting this to be temporary.  This, paired with the American service based economy, and that Amazon.com alone has 2x the revenue of Iran's GDP, has many to believe there are answers we dont know about. Seriously.  Amazon is 2x Iran.  Amazon is literally replacing UPS, FEDEX, AND USPS.  While in a country with access to oil resources that is also sheltered from the middle east.  Yes many industries will struggle but people also dont realize the scope and capabilities of American industry.   Calls.

bigmeatbag

WTF USPS gonna charge my Nana an 8% surcharge to ship me her baked goods?

Icommandyou

USPS adding 8% fuel surcharges is fine actually. Clearly everything is not expensive enough

sailortyx56

USPS will impose an 8% surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel-WSJ It is 2022 all over again. Lol

Binkusu

USPS is so critical to the country but it gets no funding. This is what America setup.

dontslambro

They’ve come after your mail now USPS WILL IMPLEMENT AN 8% SURCHARGE ON ALL PACKAGES TO OFFSET RISING FUEL COSTS USPS SURCHARGE MARKS THE FIRST TIME THE AGENCY HAS LEVIED FEES FOR FUEL EXPENSES

BilliamForrester

USPS implementing 8% fuel surcharge.

Late-Tadpole-2318

USPS adding an 8% fuel surcharge to packages

PandoraBot

Some African dude stole my package on my way home from work. Fk USPS for leaving it on the porch and not in the mailbox

Upload_Complete_

$39 trillion in debt, but yet still able to lend money for bailouts for example the USPS needs money, wars are expensive, etc. I was thinking about it in a real life scenario. Would I ask the broke guy who’s obviously in debt up to his ears for money? No! He has nothing to lend! So how do they ask for money when it’s not there? I don’t understand. I guess just keep printing more money? The worthless dollar becomes less and less valuable?

ElFanta83

The letter is on USPS, probably stuck in the distribution center

External_Anteater730

What are you talking about? Easy to see how it was cope for a defense prime that can't build a USPS truck without the wheels falling off

Late-Tadpole-2318

USPS, how I love you. Please survive

External_Anteater730

Oshkosh... you mean the shit defense prime that can't even build a USPS truck and extorted the organization out of $14B? https://preview.redd.it/sgfun4dv07pg1.png?width=515&format=png&auto=webp&s=08ace464d0a5bd510cf87854f4245f9288522719 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXZfQZxcVM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXZfQZxcVM) [https://www.motortrend.com/news/usps-ngdv-postal-service-mail-truck-oshkosh-defense-order](https://www.motortrend.com/news/usps-ngdv-postal-service-mail-truck-oshkosh-defense-order) Forget about it... and look at what happened with the EV subsidy removal. Tens of billions from car manufacturers who were all in on EVs, wiped out. The fact that a **defense** prime is involved with a dying (if not dead) industry is the ultimate red flag.

ai-moderator

#TLDR --- **Ticker:** MVST (with a side of OSK) **Direction:** Up 🚀 **Prognosis:** Buy shares/calls before Monday's earnings and hold for $17+ **Catalyst:** Monday, March 16th (After Hours) Earnings Call **Level of DD:** Weaponized Autism / Forensic Job Board Stalking 🕵️‍♂️ **Bagholder Status:** 90,000 shares deep (refused to sell at $7, holding for Valhalla) The broader market thinks Microvast ($MVST) is on the verge of bankruptcy due to cash burn and the Clenera lawsuit. However, forensic digging into NY court dockets, highly-specific M&A/robotics job postings, and Oshkosh's ($OSK) urgent need to dodge 48% Chinese battery tariffs tells a different story. The author predicts a massive Joint Venture announcement between MVST and OSK is coming this Monday. This deal will bail out MVST, secure OSK's domestic battery supply for EV refuse and USPS trucks, and absolutely nuke the 28M shorts currently caught with their pants down.

bluen

Bruhs what if UPS can ship Fedex can ship USPS 😳

Hummin2k

Here are some of the means that have already been discussed. But I want to stress that not knowing how he’ll try does not negate the fact that he wants to and will try. • Declare national emergency to justify delays • Deploy military near polls via Insurrection Act • Weaponize DOJ/FBI to disrupt election officials • Defund/restructure CISA to remove election security support • Sabotage USPS to delay mail-in ballots • Pressure state officials to refuse certification • Flood courts with litigation to create uncertainty • Request SCOTUS emergency stays on results • Seize voting infrastructure via DHS/DoD • Simply refuse to recognize results and dare institutions to respond​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

the_Q_spice

As someone who works for an air cargo company; Y’all realize we just hike our fuel surcharges to index the increase right? Air freight in particular doesn’t have an alternative, it is already a premium service people use for the expedited delivery - whatever the cost may be. The biggest company in this industry to be hit will likely be Amazon. They operate an airline (Amazon Air) that has no customer other than themselves. They can’t hike fuel surcharges *because they’d just hurt their bottom line*, and besides that, they can’t pass on their transportation costs for free Prime shipping. Couldn’t come at a worse time for them either, with FedEx only handling certain high-shipping-cost items (and charging them for it), UPS decreasing Amazon volume by 50%, and USPS discontinuing Amazon deliveries. All that fuel cost is now going to hit Amazon in their financial reporting, whereas previously they could hide it as services fees.

krone6

Would this explain the sudden uptick in ship delays across all platforms? USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc? I will get alerts saying "Out for delivery between X and Y" then a few hours later it's delayed to tomorrow and tomorrow comes and now it's delayed again, rinse, repeat.

Crazy_Donkies

It has way too much good going for it.  Huge diverse AI and AWS backlog, automations, robotics, logistics efficiency eliminating UPS and USPS and using their own teams, pricing power, growing private label, massive addicted buyer pool, fast growing ad business, media, sports IP, marketplace. I REALLY question your decision. 

MinoltaMiyata

Cant wait for UPS/DHL/USPS to send me bullshit _"due to global events, your package will be delayed"_ emails

VenomBite214

How do they plan to deliver it? By USPS? UPS? FEDEX?

Particular-Cake-6430

The SOTU is fucked. How can you not sue the USPS when they intentionally miss delivering your mail?

Necromancer2k8

The importer of record is who pays. FedEx was that importer on lots of stuff going to the end consumers or small business. DHL, UPS also paid, depending on the end receiver. Someone like Walmart or home depot was getting full containers that were picked up from dock & sent to their warehouse as they were the importer of record so they paid the appropriate tariffs %. An individual who orders directly from a foreign vendor who received the item directly from that foreign vendor was billed according to whatever the rate for that country was as they were the importer of record. It could have be delivered by FedEx, USPS, DHL, etc. Now FedEx will need to bill the end buyer that the package goes to. The costs were paid by FedEx, billed to end customer who in turn decided how they wanted to recoup the tariff costs. Eating it, small markup or full cost covering. It was their discretion.

3boobsarenice

He is sending out marketing through the USPS moving packets for 2 months free starlink...some ridiculous priced saved of 240

Murky-Ambition3898

I used to work for a national logistics company. They were mostly a broker. For example, they had contracts with USPS, Amazon, etc. A shipment is called a load. When someone such as USPS has a load to move, the broker would either advertise the load on a national brokerage website at a set rate, and independent or corporate carriers would choose it, or just call folks they've used before. The company received a flat rate and then would technically resell it at a lower rate. Their profit was the difference. If a carrier did not pick up that load, the company would slightly increase the price to move it. This company alone did well over $1 billion in brokerage loads each year. I am very skeptical of those 300-to-400 % claims. I don't see it.

Proof-Exam-9947

Idk what’s going on. I went to UPS store to mail some important personal documents to Europe from East CoastUSA. They wanted to charge over 100$ for standard shipping. I went to USPS, they charge 35$ for same. Talking to friends who work in corporations, they bat their eyes at these costs.

Mr_Worst_Timing

I wish could short USPS! What an absolute shit show. Almost every delivery has some kind of an issue

Rare-ish_Birb

Or, p👀p in a box once a year and mail it via USPS.

nyse25

do NOT opt for expedited shipping via USPS worst mistake ever!!

bootleg_gucci

what about hot lady working USPS package delivery?

SirVengeance92

The US could easily have their own state owned pharmacies just like EXIM bank or USPS, or TVA, all of which are profitable companies. They can also grant monopolies just like the FDA granted Stepan a monopoly on importing fucking cocaine so Coca Cola Company can make Coca cola. But ever since 1913 and even more so since 1971 the US economy has been geared for maximum extraction instead of low costs.

WetRacoon

No they don't. Your examples are sly, but dishonest. Canada Post for example was not formed as a Crown Corp, it was actually quite literally the mail delivery arm of the Canadian Government, so your comparison here literally does not apply (eg. the Canadian Government did not buy a stake in Canada Post like the US government is now buying stakes in pre-existing public companies.) Additionally, the comparison is also bunk because Canada Post (and USPS) were (and still do) offer services that the competing delivery companies won't: actual postal service, letters and all. Your argument that they're competing against these companies doesn't hold water because their mandate was never to compete, but a decline in letter services demand means they have to offer services in competition with UPS etc. so that they can continue to exist and provide services that the others won't. Petro Canada also a really bad example, because again, the government didn't buy a stake into a pre-existing company. In fact, it was only created by the government itself because effectively zero oil was being extracted by Canadian corporations. CP Rail, another awful example...because the government literally never owned any of it. Which means it was never actually a crown corporation. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you may have been referring to CN or VIA, but either way, both of those are similar to the Canada Post and Petro Can examples above. All your examples are critical public services which private companies won't offer at a reasonable price. Why are you so vested in trying to write off how shitty this looks for the US government?

PlanetCosmoX

Yes they do. And there’s no difference. Some of these crown corps were listed on the TSX as a stock and the Gov owned a significant portion of the shares. There’s no difference you’re just grasping at straws. USPS, Canada Post are now competing against private delivery companies, those are Government Departments or Crown Corps. Petro Canada was a Crown Corp, the Gov spun it off and still owned shares while it operated in competition with other companies. While it was a crown crop it competed with other companies. CP Rail was a crown crop that competed with hotels and resorts.

iShitBloodandCumShit

That’s the shitty part about USPS. But pretty common. Gets the government out of paying some benefits.

I_Sniff_Uranus

USPS

Slight_Dark9430

His stooge dismantled the USPS sorting system right before election. He will 100% send ice to left leaning voting stations in swing states.

DistributionBroad173

Nuts. They are cash cows. Americans cannot help but use their plastic/phones to order crap. Every time you see an Amazon truck go by, it is filled with stuff purchased on Mastercard/Visa. I am pretty sure my neighbors get 40000 boxes a day since one has four kids and the other has six kids, the other has two kids, and UPS, Amazon, Fed Ex, and USPS are always delivering boxes too them. The one with six kids even has all their groceries delivered since she is so "busy." What is funny, the delivery drivers are not geniuses. We tend to get a lot of stuff delivered, that is not ours, to our house since we have a box on our front porch for deliveries, and our neighbors just come check it if they cannot find their delivery. I routinely get texts asking if I can check the box for their stuff. Now, if it is Girl Scout Cookies, I won't admit it was delivered.

mulberryzeke

I heard he can only conceive via USPS.

HorsePastie

is it true he can only conceive via USPS?

coyote_crypto_jew

Yeah midterms normally flip to the opposition party. But it doesn't help when the Federal government (this regime) is demanding several states to give them access to their voting systems and voting registers and data. We also have about a decade of election interference in places like Texas that are proving grounds on how to go about limiting the population's ability to vote. A lot of the trending was showing Texas was on the verge of flipping blue, but you had Ken Paxton who was able to throw out millions of votes by purging voter rolls and limiting mail in ballots registration. We also have the new USPS postmark updates that will affect mail in ballots for the upcoming election. If your ballot is not postmarked on the appropriate date it can't be counted.

Wooden-Broccoli-7247

I’m not really sure Amazon falls under either category technically. FedEx, UPS and USPS make home delivery available for any online retailer. DoorDash and other home delivery services also give any other business the power for fast delivery. Maybe you could argue the pricing power point but Amazon is made up of a lot of smaller sellers so it kind of makes all of these arguments null. Especially since sellers on Amazon have the option to use third party fulfillment a delivery. Walmart operated their online store much the same just without the in house delivery options but it would be hard to argue Amazon has a monopoly over home delivery services for e-commerce goods.

GPT_2025

$2500 ? Really? # How can a widow with two teenagers survive on a gross State wage of just $7.25 an hour: before taxes, Social Security, fees, dues, SDA mandatory tithes and other deductions ($3.75 Net or $600/ month working fulltime), while covering the costs of: phone/ utility/ electricity bills $325, rent $1350, car payment $650, insurances $380, groceries $650 and the countless expenses $1999 that come with raising teenagers? Teenagers tend to require more resources than adults: clothing, shoes, food, and everything else they need to grow and thrive. It’s an overwhelming struggle to make ends meet. (... 2026, around 20 states still use the $7.25 federal minimum wage, either because they have no state law...) The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour first took effect on July 24, 2009... now 2026! And the USPS has increased mail stamp prices **20 times** or 110% since June 2009! P.S. In 1963, the minimum wage was $1.25 - five 25-cent coins made of 90% silver, which are now valued at $76 TODAY! (Imagine a $76 minimum wage today! And you will get the 1950-1960 economy.) The 1960s average mortgage was between $40 or $60 a month for a 2- or 3-bedroom house, with the average new house around $10K. (**1963, $7.25 in silver dollars/quarters would be $580 today.** "Pay the minimal wage in silver coins then!") * Nearly 38% of all hourly workers earn at Or slightly above their State's minimum wage. (65 million workers, making under the MIT minimal Living Wage for a single adult is $26 to $33/hour, indicating $7.25/hour homeless living wage for many) 20 States pays $7.25! The rich Texas: [https://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=7.25+an+hour&l=dallas%2C+tx](https://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=7.25+an+hour&l=dallas%2C+tx)

derprondo

Tariff bills. I ordered something from Japan and two weeks after it was delivered I received a bill from FedEx for 15% tariff plus a hidden $4.50 service fee. I had a niche esp32 board delivered from China recently, but that came USPS and I haven't seen a tariff bill for that yet.

Disastrous_Coffee502

And even then, impeaching, convicting, and removing feels like a fairy tail. Like, aside from the fact that a Republican owns the voting machines, that USPS changed their policy that mail is marked as processed much, much later, and that there will most *certainly* be ICE agents outside the voting booths and mail in ballot locations intimidating voters, my question is what happens even if the Democrats sweep the midterms? There’s maybe like three people I can count on my hand that are campaigning on Abolishing ICE and one of them is a newly elected mayor. Moreover, if he’s impeached and convicted, *who* is going to physically reinforce the arrest?? Do they think ICE members are just going to sit by and do nothing? January 6 will look like child’s play.

sum1datausedtokno

USPS is a sack of shit. OPEN THE DROPBOX!

Napster-mp3

Dude this USPS driver must be on crack. Always hauling ass up and down my street

GPT_2025

"**Someday, million will be just a loaf of bread!** You need narrow economic pathway, with two connected limits: **the minimal living wage and the up to10X (times) maximum income cap/limit** At that point, both limits will be connected, and even inflation will have no effect, because the rich will be interested in raising the minimal wages: so they can automatically raise the income limit cap too! No one will be left behind in poverty, nor widows with two children, and at the same time, **the rich will be happy to lift minimal wages!"($7.25 now wasn't changed for many years!** The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour first took effect on July 24, 2009.. now 2026! and The USPS has increased First-Class Mail stamp prices **20 times** since June 2009!) "There will be no economic collapse as long as the income gap/cap is limited to up to 10 times the minimum wage. BRB, economist." 2. "If the minimal wage- for example $50 an hour- equates to $100K per year (enough for a single mom to pay rent, support two college children, and cover all bills), then at 10 times that rate, $500 an hour, the income would be $1 million the draw limit; any income over that would be taxed at 91%." Example: " ... From the History: when rich was taxed 91% above threshold (USA 1940-1960 + some other countries and 99% rich, did not want to pay this taxes!) a remarkable phenomenon occurred: New Jobs were created, providing full-time workers with enough income to support a homemaker wife, five children attending college or university, a mortgage, two car loans, all taxes and bills paid, and still having enough left over for a two-week vacation, sometimes abroad- much like the scenario depicted in the movie Home Alone. As a result, the wealthy began reinvesting in new businesses, offering fair wages to employees. However, when these high tax rates on the rich were eliminated or breached, the cycle reversed: citizens became poorer, and some of the wealthy grew even richer. Money is like rainwater: Dams were built, boosting nearby farms year-round. When the dams collapsed, 98% of farms went bankrupt . When the dam holding back the river (such as wealth taxes 91%) is high, everyone has enough water (money). But when that dam is breached, the poor get even poorer, while the rich- become even richer. Think! P.S. In 1963 the minimum wage was $1.25 = five 25-cent coins made of 90% silver, which are now valued at $76 TODAY! ( imagine a $76 minimal wage today with a rich bracket at 91% taxation! and you will get 1950-1960 economy) ( 1963 $7.25 in silver dollars/quarters would be $580 today and the MIT minimal Living Wage for a single adult is $26 to $33/hour, indicating $7.25/hour homeless living wage for many)

generalraptor2002

Important: If you have to mail the stock certificates, mail them USPS REGISTERED MAIL This means in an envelope with brown paper tape on all the edges and you have to go in person to the post office

TheBooneyBunes

Join the USPS

jflbball

Amazon. There is a barrier to entry to compete with them so there's less threats to their biz. They own the physical goods and logistics space and that's not going away anytime soon. They just cut all of their USPS contracts because their logistics are that mature. Very little competition there because it's such a monumental accomplishment to be that big. And while Alexa is still pretty lame, there's something there with how they could package it with Prime. An Alexaprime bot? Whereas with Google the threats are EVERYWHERE. They're primarily still a SaaS company so every nerdy high schooler and college dropout can threaten some form of their business. Tesla will ultimately crush Waymo, the writing is on the wall there. Their Pixel hardware is still not where you'd expect and a clear 3rd or 4th option to Apple and Samsung (the watch is trash, just returned one after the holidays). YouTube is constantly fighting for eyeballs versus TikTok, Instagram Reels, and every streaming service under the sun. Google Cloud is competing with AWS and sorry but AWS is still the leader there. And all of their AI products are half-baked AT BEST. I'm on Android and Gemini is trash, trash, trash. Would NEVER pay for it. I also use YouTube Premium with YouTube Music and the "Beyond the Best" segments are hilariously awful. I don't truly know if the AI products they are developing will ever be subscription worthy at this rate.

Napster-mp3

Damn, USPS truck almost hit me. Could have retired

Impossible_Menu9131

Is this a competitor to USPS?

version-two

As someone who works with the companies manufacturing intra-logistics solutions, I.e. robotics, material handling automation, etc, they are paying off.. every company with a large distribution network is investing heavily in automated sortation and distribution. And the tech has continued to get better. Amazon, USPS, UPS, Walmart, and the list goes on and on.

Hobojoe-

Isn’t this the same story when Amazon shipped with USPS and then got rid of them at the end.

Napster-mp3

My USPS lady hauls ass in that little truck https://preview.redd.it/45h3w9av0rcg1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e7a263bd155b5933121710fb92e2101907392e0 man. Just absolutely redlining that thang

the_Q_spice

I swear to god y’all need actual experience in these industries or some shit. If you want a move you’re already too late for, it’s OSK. They produce material handling equipment (fucking *massive* front loaders for mining and as forklifts, k-loaders for cargo aircraft, tele-handlers, the JLTV (Humvee replacement) and MATV, firefighting equipment, HETS (semi truck and trailer that transports M1 tanks), HEMTT (10-ton logistical and hook lift truck for the US military), LVS (USMC version of the HEMTT), LVSR (LVS replacement), PLS (truck for loading standardized palletized freight), oh… and the new USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle… just for good measure I guess.

RocketsandBeer

That’s already happening. USPS is a garbage shipping company. We ship using all sources and USPS is continually the worst.

PiedCryer

Well, he can gut USPS so it runs inefficiently and losing all the mail in ballots.

Muggi

Same reason the USPS recently changed how they postmark items dropped at a local facility now too, IMO. They're already setting up mass disenfranchisement of mail-in voters. Mail-in has swung largely against them since the DNC pushed it during Covid and Trump argued for people to wait in line. Get your shit in EARLY, people.