micchiato 🎋 @micchiato.bsky.social · 16/03/2025The US military is the deepest money pit if we’re arbitrarily applying market logic to government services. 28484105 0
suffolkcanary.bsky.social @suffolkcanary.bsky.social · 18/03/2025And yet few politicians seem to complain about the hundreds of billions lost by ‘subsidising’ businesses such as Musks by awarding them contracts and taxing them adequately or from foregoing taxing their owners at the same rate as their workers. 000 0
Ms Meowy @msmeowy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025True. Government is not a business and should be run like one 000 0
Just Nemstra @nemstra.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Trump’s trying to make golf a federal service to justify his $3m game every weekend 000 0
Knotabot @qbits4u.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Considering how many top brass retire from the military only to become employed by the very profitable military private sector, I'd say that the gov. branches of the military and the military private sector are SO intertwined that the gov. branches are VERY MUCH SO for-profit operations. 000 0
The Colvin Study @ajcoog.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The reason to privatize a government service is not to make it profitable (many private companies are non-profits,) but to profit from its privatization via kickbacks, sweetheart deals, insider deals, etc. One need only study charter schools that farm out otherwise in-house services to see this. 121 0
kennelproud.bsky.social @kennelproud.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Also I had to have received hundreds of pieces of mail. So I'm paying what? A couple of cents per a delivery? Absolute banger returns on investment 010 0
[In]tolerant Leftist @intolerantleftest.bsky.social · 17/03/2025I would argue it's not the right way to look at it. It's like musk buying Twitter, not ti profit from but to do propaganda and he made more money by trump winning the election than he spent on Twitter The military is how the rich subsidize overseas risk in their businesses. USAID as well 110 0
muero×salir 🥑🥄 @mueroporsalir.bsky.social · 17/03/2025If you want to sleep well, try not to ask yourself how does Turd intend to make the military turn a profit. 010 0
Reuven in Maine ראובן במאיין 🦋 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @reuveninmaine.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Also, the USPS is a government SERVICE. It’s not required to turn a profit. Same thing for Forest Service, Park Service, Armed Services. Everybody, Congressional Dems included, seem to miss that detail. 020 0
taynepreno.bsky.social @taynepreno.bsky.social · 17/03/2025While the postal service is a government entity, it receives no government money. It is completely self-sufficient and gets its money from sale of services, stamps, etc. So, in that regard it needs to make a profit. 120 0
Randy Lininger @1tigger.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The USPS is not a “for profit” organization. I may be wrong but it was not set up for that reason. All this smoke is just fogging up that one of Trumps oligarchs wants to take over, really screw it up and then over charge the American people to continue to grow their wealth 000 0
Youngbloods 🇺🇸 @youngbloods.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Geez, don’t give trump ideas. He’ll be renting our military out for money (skimming his cut off the top) and other assets. Or threatening small counties. 100 0
friendo-101.bsky.social @friendo-101.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Speaks to the Tesler-MAGA Repulblicans’ fundamental misunderstanding of our govt’s role: it’s not just whether it can perform its functions efficiently but whether it can do it EQUITABLY - in other words, in a fair & just manner. 000 0
Scott E @captainscott320.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Literally why it’s called the “postal service” and not the “postal company”. These people are idiots. 000 0
ddan12.bsky.social @ddan12.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Why do people even let it be phrased as 'lost money'? My elementary school 'lost money' by paying teachers and janitors and not taking in near enough money to recoup the money spent. Like education, the post office is an investment that pays dividends elsewhere. 020 0
Daniel Schneider @biologistdan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Oh no. The US military makes more money any company on the planet. 140 0
RAINBOW REVENGE @afterthetrumping.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Post Office was conceived as a tool to share info and news to help with an informed electorate. Personally, I'd eminent domain Google and recontemplate mail services. But until then, stop viewing this as a money target. 000 0
TravelBugg @travelbugg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Imagine if you only had to pay $60 a year for someone to personally deliver mail to your residence. Hold onto that thought because if Elmo and co get hold of it, $60 will sound like an effing deal! 000 0
Jeff Cross @jeffcross5000.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Don’t even get me started about the cost-plus LOGCAP he and his had no problems with during the Iraq catastrofarce. 000 0
𝙰 𝚂𝚄𝙽𝙽𝚈 𝙳𝙰𝚈 @ajsunnyday.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Great John Oliver segment on the post office from 2020: m.youtube.com/watch?v=6eJu...m.youtube.comS7 E11: USPS, Michael Flynn & Trump Covid Response: Last Week Tonight with John OliverYouTube video by LastWeekTonight 000 0
Dennis Moore @dennis-moore.org · 17/03/2025media.tenor.coma group of soldiers are standing in front of a building with the word stripes on the bottomALT: a group of soldiers are standing in front of a building with the word stripes on the bottom 000 0
