Updated: added 2 more videos and an article by Ralph Nader.
strugglevideomedia on Sep 27, 2011
Part of the national day of action to defend the Postal Service from privatizers. Rally in Bridgeport CT Sept. 26, 2011. Charles Page speaks after march by several score postal workers and supporters.
This is About Saving the Postal Service
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FluxRostrum on Sep 27, 2011
The afternoon march went to a postal workers rally instead of wall st.
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Save America’s Postal Service | Petition
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Went to the rally in my town and took some photos.
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LibertyPlazaRev on Sep 28, 2011
Everyday we will do our best to bring you a daily recap of the revolution going on in New York City’s financial district. Be on the look out for OCUPPY TVNY coming soon…
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Updated Sept. 30, 2011
TheYoungTurks on Sep 29, 2011
The Postal Service is said to be bankrupt, Cenk Uygur gives you the truth. How did the Republicans screw the Post Office?
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Nader Says Postal Service Financial Problems Manufactured, Time to Stop Closing Post Offices
The Nader Page
Sept. 22, 2011
Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Calls the U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Problems a Manufactured Crisis
Calls on Congress to Take Quick, Easy Action to Prevent Further Service Cuts, Post Office Closings, and Job Cuts
In a letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman and Congressman Darrell Issa, Mr. Nader proposed simple solutions to fix the U.S. Postal Service’s financial hole. Mr. Nader noted, however, that the financial “crisis” facing the USPS was completely manufactured.
Mr. Nader identified several drains on the U.S. Postal Service’s financial resources, including a Congressional mandate that the USPS prefund its future retiree health benefits for the next 75 years by 2016 and $82 billion in overpayments that the USPS has made to federal pension systems which have yet to be refunded.
Mr. Nader points out that the $103.7 billion prefunding mandate is something that, “no other government or private corporation is required to do and is an incredibly unreasonable burden.” He continues by revealing that without this onerous prepayment provision, “the USPS would not have a net deficiency of nearly $20 billion, but instead be in the black by at least $1.5 billion.”
Mr. Nader ended by calling on Congress to take action that would have a minimal impact on the patrons of the USPS and prevent further post office closings, deterioration of service, or job cuts.
Mr. Nader ended with a simple reminder to “Remember Ben Franklin’s vision”
Click here for a full copy of the letter.
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Chris Hedges: Occupy Wall Street Interview – We have a moral imperative to fight for life
#OccupyWallStreet: Police Kettling Protesters + Live Stream + Protesters arrested
#OccupyWallStreet Protesting Outside Wall Street + Live Stream
The Economy Sucks and or Collapse 2
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