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2018-10-18 Economy

Trump ditches 144-year-old postal pact that boosts Chinese retailers

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Posted by Snose Ebboluns6560 2018-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 I always wondered how I could buy a product for $19 shipped out of Shenzhen and the seller still makes a profit, while it costs me $80 to send two pieces of paper from USA to China.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-10-18 00:22|| 2018-10-18 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Sell'em!
Get the money!
By the time they get delivered (and working), they'll be obsolete!

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-18 00:36|| 2018-10-18 00:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Heh. Let them get them working. Sort of a one-two punch.

Posted by gorb 2018-10-18 00:48|| 2018-10-18 00:48|| Front Page Top

#4 I always wondered how Chinese could use Ebay to sell 19th century porcelains at a discount and charge no shipping cost. Now I know.

Posted by Chereting Pelosi1889 2018-10-18 07:42|| 2018-10-18 07:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Another crushing stroke for Walmart.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-18 07:44|| 2018-10-18 07:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Wal-Mart Makes Rare Retreat on Home Turf

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-18 07:49|| 2018-10-18 07:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Make American shipping great again!

Posted by DarthVader 2018-10-18 08:57|| 2018-10-18 08:57|| Front Page Top

#8 "Thishas been a long-standing, long-festering problem,"

USPS... 'festering." An excellent term of reference.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-18 08:59|| 2018-10-18 08:59|| Front Page Top

#9 ..well, festering since 1792

Article 1 - The Legislative Branch
Section 8 - Powers of Congress

The Congress shall have Power...
...
To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-10-18 09:19|| 2018-10-18 09:19|| Front Page Top

#10 China's been shipping massive quantities of fentanyl & carfentanyl to kill Americans for quite some time. Might as well have the USPS make some more $ from this business. /sarc

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-10-18 12:25|| 2018-10-18 12:25|| Front Page Top

#11 Now inspect every package for fentanyl.

Poke little holes in the package and return them to the sender.

Posted by gorb 2018-10-18 18:16|| 2018-10-18 18:16|| Front Page Top

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