Comments on: Postmaster Got $800K In Pay And Perks

By: Confucius

Confucius — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:02:39 +0000

No wonder the fat cat looks fat and happy.

By: yellarcan

yellarcan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:11:00 +0000

“That is more than double the salary for President H.O.”.
Is this article not going to include the $787,000,000,000.00 perk that mr.h.o. received just yesterday? Wonder how much of that he slid into his personal account? My bad folks. I shouldn’t be questioning mr. h.o.’s integrity and honesty. I’m sure that the whole sum will be for us Americans! Anyone interested in some seaside property hear in the Pandhandle of Texas? How about a sticker covered half dollar for $19.95? Anyone?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:21:17 +0000

Great links, Canary! Real eye-openers.

(Though if my eyes get any more open they might fall out of their sockets.

By: proreason

proreason — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:42:15 +0000

Wow. This is amazing. Over 6% of federal workers didn’t pay their taxes for 2007.

Let me see if I got it straight.

Many federal jobs are boondoggles.
Those that aren’t are are mostly sit on your ass and wait for Friday jobs.
Federal jobs have the best benefits in the world, including INFLATION ADJUSTED pensions.
The work rules are developed for morons.
It’s almost impossible to get laid off.

And 6% of federal workers don’t even bother to pay their taxes.

Why on earth would anyone in this day and age consider it a duty to be honest about taxes. Every message possible coming from Obamy’s government says you are a fool to do so.

By: canary

canary — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:32:39 +0000

The success of the Obama administration in addressing the economic malaise besetting our nation and the world is the key to the future of the Postal Service. While many voters did not apply this standard in selecting the candidate of their choice, all jobs will be affected by his success or failure. Guns, religion, abortion, sexual preference and the other wedge issues that often dominate our political discourse will fade in their importance as the very source of our lifestyle — our jobs — are challenged.

William Burrus: President of American Postal Workers Union
http://apwu.org/dept/presvp/askthepresident.htm

By: canary

canary — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:21:54 +0000

Federal workers/Postal managers leading owe billions in back tax
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1478352

PMG Potter being investigated for sweetheart mortgage deal
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,452989,00.html

Chief PI retires amid gambling scandle
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blot.....038;page=1

By: U NO HOO

U NO HOO — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:38:57 +0000

“Why can’t I get a job like that?????”

Your father isn’t/wasn’t a boss in the post office like Harry Jackpot Potter’s father?

By: marinetbryant

marinetbryant — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:53:36 +0000

I don’t know for a fact but I heard the USPS cannot own the buildings in which they do the work, they must rent. Anyone know for sure?

Tom

By: catie

catie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:08:22 +0000

Why can’t I get a job like that?????

By: 1sttofight

1sttofight — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:26:15 +0000

My RFD maillady doesn’t even ask questions about my cigaretts delivered from Israel anymore.

By: proreason

proreason — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:20:35 +0000

I don’t have a big problem with the Post Office.

They only lose a few pieces of my mail a month, and we’ve learned to look out for the important ones.

They provide lots of waiting room in many of their outlets. And I’ve learned to take plenty of reading material.

Their front desk people have been trained recently to be much less surly than a few years ago.

The stamp machines sometimes work ok. I don’t lose much money in them nowadays.

And it’s been so long since an employee killed anybody that the term going postal is becoming passe.

All in all, it seems to be a model government agency. I don’t expect that The Moron’s 600,000 new federal employees will be able to hold to those standards.

By: U NO HOO

U NO HOO — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:05:42 +0000

The boss’ son does well.

I call him “Harry” Jackpot Potter.

FYI, a part time substitute rural carrier makes ~$18.00/hour without benefits.