OILERMAN Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-personally-pushed-postmaster-general-to-double-rates-on-amazon-other-firms/ar-AAxtQeJ President Trump has personally pushed U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the Postal Service charges Amazon.com and other firms to ship packages, according to three people familiar with their conversations, a dramatic move that probably would cost these companies billions of dollars. Brennan has so far resisted Trump’s demand, explaining in multiple conversations occurring this year and last that these arrangements are bound by contracts and must be reviewed by a regulatory commission, the three people said. She has told the president that the Amazon relationship is beneficial for the Postal Service and gave him a set of slides that showed the variety of companies, in addition to Amazon, that also partner for deliveries. Despite these presentations, Trump has continued to level criticism at Amazon. And last month, his critiques culminated in the signing of an executive order mandating a government review of the financially strapped Postal Service that could lead to major changes in the way it charges Amazon and others for package delivery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) History repeats. President Nixon tried the same thing (threaten company specific regulations through a federal department - IRS in his case) against some newspapers and other media companies. Those actions were some of the charge against him. Edited May 19, 2018 by 9 Nines Justafan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Jeff Bezos also owns the WaPo which is the real reason he's trying to hurt Amazon. Btowner, Starkiller, Justafan, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Trump has never cared about the law before. Why start now? reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, 9 Nines said: History repeats. President Nixon tried the same thing (threaten company specific regulations through a federal department - IRS in his case) against some newspapers and other media companies. Those actions were some of the charge against him. Biggest difference is that Nixon didn't have Fox News and the right wing propaganda machine. Starkiller 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeFan Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Funny how you didnt quote parts about how the contract is secret so nobody knows how it works. Also, post office keeps losing money and Amazon is paying half of what they would have to pay FedEx or UPS for the last mile. Renegotiating contracts is what Trump wants to do. Just because its Bezos may look bad, but all contracts bad for the American people should be looked at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, LongTimeFan said: Funny how you didnt quote parts about how the contract is secret so nobody knows how it works. Also, post office keeps losing money and Amazon is paying half of what they would have to pay FedEx or UPS for the last mile. Renegotiating contracts is what Trump wants to do. Just because its Bezos may look bad, but all contracts bad for the American people should be looked at. The USPS has a contract with Amazon. You can’t force Amazon to renegotiate the contract until it expires. Trump obviously doesn’t give a shit about upholding his end of a contract, as his history shows, but legally there is no alternative. They can negotiate a new contract whenever the current one expires. And as USPS already has to have trucks running to every house in America regardless of whether they have Amazon packages to deliver or not, how exactly does this contract hurt America financially? Jamalisms, MadMax, Titans_Win_Again, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 The article clearly says the Postmaster General said the contracts with the USPS was beneficial to the Postal Service and showed him slides to prove it but he ignore them. But I guess we're ignoring that part. pat, and MadMax 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Starkiller Posted May 19, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Just now, reo said: The article clearly says the Postmaster General said the contracts with the USPS was beneficial to the Postal Service and showed him slides to prove it but he ignore them. But I guess we're ignoring that part. The Trump Suckers do ignore facts, yes... Omar, WG53, MadMax, and 7 others 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Without online deliveries USPS would be sunk. Direct mail is done, media mail is done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeFan Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, reo said: The article clearly says the Postmaster General said the contracts with the USPS was beneficial to the Postal Service and showed him slides to prove it but he ignore them. But I guess we're ignoring that part. And Trumps point is that it would be more beneficial to you the US tax payer subsidizing the losses if they raised prices. Amazon still couldn't get a better deal if prices were raised. No wonder none of you have had a business. FRT 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Starkiller Posted May 19, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 minute ago, LongTimeFan said: And Trumps point is that it would be more beneficial to you the US tax payer subsidizing the losses if they raised prices. Amazon still couldn't get a better deal if prices were raised. No wonder none of you have had a business. Explain how taxpayers are subsidizing USPS losses when the USPS isn’t taxpayer funded... Downtown, Jamalisms, MadMax, and 2 others 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, LongTimeFan said: And Trumps point is that it would be more beneficial to you the US tax payer subsidizing the losses if they raised prices. Amazon still couldn't get a better deal if prices were raised. No wonder none of you have had a business. ... Or Amazon gets a deal from UPS, cuts their package stream to USPS, and the US tax payer has to bailout the USPS when we could have just let Amazon pay for it. Jamalisms 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, patsplat said: Without online deliveries USPS would be sunk. Direct mail is done, media mail is done. Mail is still important (not so much personal letters anymore), but certainly package shipping has become a much bigger part of the business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 minute ago, LongTimeFan said: And Trumps point is that it would be more beneficial to you the US tax payer subsidizing the losses if they raised prices. Amazon still couldn't get a better deal if prices were raised. No wonder none of you have had a business. Sounds like an assumption since we don't know the details of the contract. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/apr/02/donald-trump/trump-usps-postal-service-amazon-losing-fortune/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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