Trump's vendetta against Amazon is getting out of control

[reflechissez]

@Smyrna

The post office is losing money and it should raise their rates at least enough to be profitable. “We” should NOT be paying the expense that results in the additional profit of a company.

How familiar are you with the profitability of the post office?

[mkh]

So the profitable portion that is Amazon should pay for you and I to send letters?

[Thirstyboots]

Please explain to me old school conservative? Can you be a “new school” conservative and a never trumpet too?

[Dissident_Aggressor]

@NuffSaid

Maybe if Bezos filed for bankruptcy 4 times and failed to pay contractors, and had less money than Trump, Trump will leave him alone.

That’s a bit of it too, isn’t it? It isn’t just Bezos owning The Washington Post, it’s also fueled by a bit of jealousy.

[Call_me_Ishmael]

@Thirstyboots

Please explain to me old school conservative? Can you be a “new school” conservative and a never trumpet too?

NEVER Trumper?

hmmmmm

Certainly you can despise Trump. But NEVER Trump implies you prefer the alternative. The alternative was Hillary Clinton. So… I’m not so sure.

hmmmm
I guess you could be but you would be naive.

[mkh]

No, the alternative was a dozen other Republicans.

[Thirstyboots]

Conan feels better when he calls conservatives little libs when in actuality is just Conan not comfortable being so supportive of someone like trump! Makes him feel better…

[Thirstyboots]

You’re didn’t explained what old school conservative is? So what is it?

[Call_me_Ishmael]

@mkh

No, the alternative was a dozen other Republicans.

Clinton would have chewed em up and spit em out.

[madasheck]

@conan

@CaughtInTheMiddle

@Blackwolf

Donald’s just upset that Amazon is more popular with Americans, and with good reason - unlike Donald, Amazon delivers what they want, at a reasonable price, and in good time.

well, and Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. can’t criticize or do investigative reporting on The Donald without him using government to try to crush/hurt you.

conservatives here should be against this. watch and see if they’re quiet.

Oh poor little libs. How does it feel to see goverment breathing down your backs.

As long as Bezos donations to your beloved party, his big monopoly is protected.

Not to mention his bad working conditions for low skilled employees. And now Bezos want to move out of Seattle because of head tax that libs have pushed.

Too funny.

I coulda sworn you guys hated big government.

[madasheck]

@LucyLou

@madasheck

hat’s the real concern here… That Trump is going after someone who owns a newspaper that is reporting on his activities. He’s trying to infringe the Free Press. That should worry everyone. The Free Press should never be infringed. Never.

Madasheck, the other evening I was listening to Hannitys radio show, and he had a pro trump guest, I didn’t catch his name. But he said freedom of the press has nothing to do with reporters or people in the industry, because of when it was written, the founders were referring to freedom of the PRINTING PRESS. Hannity did not contradict.

You gotta be kidding me… OMG…

[CaughtInTheMiddle]

@Thirstyboots

You’re didn’t explained what old school conservative is? So what is it?

An old school conservative is normally a fiscal conservative.

Many of the new school conservatives aren’t conservatives at all. They’re concerned with social issues like same-sex marriage, putting Christian symbols in governmental facilities, de-emphasizing public schools and simply winning elections. So just republicans. They do like being called conservative though.

[CaughtInTheMiddle]

@madasheck

I coulda sworn you guys hated big government.

that was all just a tactic to win elections.

[Smyrna]

Thanks for posting that. I wasn’t aware. There is no doubt that accruing for future employee benefits will increase your expenses but…it’s a true expense and it’s the right thing to do. It’s too bad that it took an act of Congress for them to do so. If only Detroit had done the same thing? Be aware thought that what we are discussing are two mutually exclusive events. The point is valid that the USPS temporarily has higher than average expenses while preparing for their employees futures but what’s being charge is a separate matter. How does the USPS rates compare to their competition? That’s what matters. I don’t know so I won’t comment but if it’s lower, how much lower is it? Is there room for a rate increase? If so, how much? If it did go up, what would be the projection of what would happen? These things need to be explored and quickly. “We” should not be subsidizing the profit of any company…especially one that is doing as much damage to so many small businesses with in the US.

[Smyrna]

It was a necessary expense from a time gone by. Now there are alternatives and this “expense” should be examined for waste, inefficiencies and ways to improve.

[Smyrna]

If the profit is partly derived due to an expense not being fully levied on the user receiving the benefit, yes.

[Smyrna]

I’m a work in progress.

[Smyrna]

Plenty…for Boeing, Martin Marietta…

The profit for ordinary citizens that foot that bill is in part, the very discussion “we” are having.

[SimplyTrying]

@CaughtInTheMiddle

Now that Trump has shown us you can use the Post Office to go after specific American companies maybe the next democratic president should do the exact same thing.

Like the NRA

[margaretms2]

Which is weird, because in many substantive ways, he’s been ineffective at actually “sticking it the libs!” That’s one of the ironies of the Trump presidency.