Greenpoint seeds!!
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Michael Huntherz
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It depends where you are, I think. One of my close friends was Shop Steward for the local letter carriers union (NALC) for a fair number of years, I have a lot of respect for the folks doing that job. I feel you should consider re-considering your position on that. I know your comment was essentially light-hearted. I want to bring it down to the very real, in this case, but I am not trying to be a sad-sack or bum you out.
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ColoradoHighGrower
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About to get pretty rowdy in here...
numberfour
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Gunslinger
Had a plant without a name tag this run, removed the pot last night to check the roots and found a name tag right at the bottom of the pot in the soil, Lucky 7 #1
Had a plant without a name tag this run, removed the pot last night to check the roots and found a name tag right at the bottom of the pot in the soil, Lucky 7 #1
Cptn
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I have a couple packs of Gunslinger
Smoke report anyone?
Taste, smell and effects?
Grow report would be great too.
Yield, veg/flower traits.
Thanks in advance!
Edit to add:
I see more detail added on grows, thanks
How's she smoke?
How bout those terps?
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klx
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She is kept around purely for the smoke. Nothing super special in terms of looks, yield or nose but tastes like choc mint and excellent hybrid effects.I have a couple packs of Gunslinger
Smoke report anyone?
Taste, smell and effects?
Grow report would be great too.
Yield, veg/flower traits.
Thanks in advance!
Edit to add:
I see more detail added on grows, thanks
How's she smoke?
How bout those terps?
Good luck in your hunt!
Bakersfield
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I seem to remember reading that the USPS is the largest employer in the United States.
It's subsidized to stay afloat, loses vast sums of money, but is necessary to the health of our economy.
I love the USPS, because the cost of shipping and receiving is spread across the nation and shipping parcel to Alaska and Hawaii is much more affordable, than the UPS or FedEx option.
Thanks America!
Bodyne
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The USPS revenue comes from their business operations, not from taxpayers. However, they DO receive a benefit in the form of being able to borrow at favorable rates, by having restrictions on other companies being able to handle 1st class mail, and a few other ‘benefits’. BUT there are all kinds of things that are actually the OPPOSITE of a subsidy from taxpayers. Here are a few:
- When the federal government allowed other businesses to handle the package business (DHL, FEDEX, UPS) these companies took the most profitable business and left the USPS with the least profitable - delivery to EVERY household, regardless of the cost of delivery. My favorite example is that the Havasupai tribe that lives on the floor of the Grand Canyon, receives first class mail and packages (for a regular stamp price), by USPS mule train - no private company wants this business… or any business for 50cents to every door in America - no matter the distances between the customers.
- The congress has forced the USPS to FORWARD FUND pensions very far into the future (no company does this). There are people that haven’t been born or hired by USPS yet, for which the USPS is required to lock up their pensions.
- Universal delivery: USPS is required to provide door-to-door, end-of-driveway service to EVERY household in the US, for the price of first class stamp.
- The congress will not allow USPS to close those money losing, dinky post offices all around the nation, primarily because they are jobs for the localities… not because it’s efficient, or cost effective.
Amos Otis
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I sent a tracked package to a friend in rural Ohio last month. In two days, the status was 'out for delivery'. When it never arrived for 8 days, I freaked out every day, you know, because of contents...was a birthday present. On the 9th day, it appeared unmolested.
My friend told me a week later that she spoke to her mail carrier and asked about it. Turns out that carrier had been on vacation, and the guy subbing her route didn't deliver anything to her because he was afraid of her 'beware of dogs' sign.
The same week, a tracked package going to DCSE's PO Box for Black Friday sale was 'out for delivery' and never delivered for 5 days. I rushed a second package out by Fed Ex for barely more than USPS charged, which arrived in a day to a residential address. A day later, tracking said ' delivery attempted and failed.' Said it had to be picked up at the nearby post office in 7 days [which it was ]. How can a tracked delivery to a P O Box fail??
I learned...man did I learn...and probably lost a couple of years off the 'ol ticker because of the USPS experiences. Also, the 2 women that staff my nearest post office are insufferable, miserable humans. Viva Fed EX.
My friend told me a week later that she spoke to her mail carrier and asked about it. Turns out that carrier had been on vacation, and the guy subbing her route didn't deliver anything to her because he was afraid of her 'beware of dogs' sign.
The same week, a tracked package going to DCSE's PO Box for Black Friday sale was 'out for delivery' and never delivered for 5 days. I rushed a second package out by Fed Ex for barely more than USPS charged, which arrived in a day to a residential address. A day later, tracking said ' delivery attempted and failed.' Said it had to be picked up at the nearby post office in 7 days [which it was ]. How can a tracked delivery to a P O Box fail??
I learned...man did I learn...and probably lost a couple of years off the 'ol ticker because of the USPS experiences. Also, the 2 women that staff my nearest post office are insufferable, miserable humans. Viva Fed EX.
jayblaze710
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Yup. All of this.
The only reason why USPS appears to be in the red is because congress forces them to fund pensions for employees decades out. It’s also not subsidized at all.
The only reason why usps has to pre-fund their pension plans is an effort from conservatives to push usps into privatization. The second that happens, millions of Americans would lose their daily mail delivery, and prices on every package would get significantly more expensive.
Bakersfield
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Here's an article from Forbes.
But as Robert Shapiro—former Treasury undersecretary and chairman of the economic consultancy Sonecon—points out in a new analysis, American taxpayers subsidize the USPS at a rate that surpasses the costs associated with any Congressional mandate. He estimates that, all told, the subsidies and legal monopolies that Congress bestows upon the post office is worth $18 billion annually. These include:
Laws that bar any other shipping service from delivering mail and packages directly to residential and business mailboxes.Shapiro estimates that this gives the Post Office a $14 billion annual boost, more than three times what the Postal Regulatory Commission estimates it to be. Shapiro argues that the PRC’s analysis doesn’t take into account the productivity gains that the Post Office would be forced to make if it really had to compete for mailbox delivery. He points out that productivity at USPS has only grown by 0.7% per year versus 2.5% for its competition.
Tax breaks. The Post Office is exempt from state and local property and real estate taxes, along with other burdens like tolls, vehicle registration fees, and parking tickets. These exemptions save the USPS $2.18 billion per year.
Cheap borrowing. The Postal Service, writes Shapiro, “can borrow from the U.S. Treasury through the Federal Financing Bank, at highly-subsidized interest rates.” It currently borrows the legal limit of $15.2 billion at a rate of 1.2%. Without this access, it would be paying somewhere between $415 million and $490 million per year more in interest.
Finally, Shapiro points out that the USPS pays its workers salaries and benefits far above the rates paid to similar workers in the private sector. Labor accounted for 78% of the organization’s costs in 2014, “with about 89% of those costs involving employees represented by collective bargaining.” These higher labor costs, plus the absence of a need to innovate due to government-granted monopolies, has freed the USPS from $20 billion in labor and productivity costs per year, Shapiro estimates. “While we do not technically count this as a subsidy,” he writes, it represents an economic burden on others arising directly from USPS’s monopoly position.” Postage, for instance, would likely be cheaper for everyone if the organization were subject to the same competitive pressures as private firms.
It’s remarkable that the United States, which has a reputation for being more free market-oriented than other rich nations, maintains this government-mandated monopoly. Over the past several decades, the process of European integration led to the deregulation and privatization of European postal monopolies, with generally good results.
Given the inability for Congress and the White House to agree on even basic legislation, it’s unlikely that any major changes to the Post Office will be coming soon. After all, the Post Office’s losses aren’t an anomaly. It has spent a large part of its history in the red, as this chart from Shapiro shows:
Meanwhile, the $18 billion in subsidies given to the USPS are spread imperceptibly over the entire country, while the costs of privatization would be borne heavily by a few. Folks in rural areas might have to pay much more to lure private businesses to deliver mail.
The Post Office employs 618,000 people—more than any civilian employer besides Wal Mart. Given the pay disparities between the Post Office and private employers, these people would be highly motivated to block any significant change to the current system.
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But as Robert Shapiro—former Treasury undersecretary and chairman of the economic consultancy Sonecon—points out in a new analysis, American taxpayers subsidize the USPS at a rate that surpasses the costs associated with any Congressional mandate. He estimates that, all told, the subsidies and legal monopolies that Congress bestows upon the post office is worth $18 billion annually. These include:
Laws that bar any other shipping service from delivering mail and packages directly to residential and business mailboxes.Shapiro estimates that this gives the Post Office a $14 billion annual boost, more than three times what the Postal Regulatory Commission estimates it to be. Shapiro argues that the PRC’s analysis doesn’t take into account the productivity gains that the Post Office would be forced to make if it really had to compete for mailbox delivery. He points out that productivity at USPS has only grown by 0.7% per year versus 2.5% for its competition.
Tax breaks. The Post Office is exempt from state and local property and real estate taxes, along with other burdens like tolls, vehicle registration fees, and parking tickets. These exemptions save the USPS $2.18 billion per year.
Cheap borrowing. The Postal Service, writes Shapiro, “can borrow from the U.S. Treasury through the Federal Financing Bank, at highly-subsidized interest rates.” It currently borrows the legal limit of $15.2 billion at a rate of 1.2%. Without this access, it would be paying somewhere between $415 million and $490 million per year more in interest.
Finally, Shapiro points out that the USPS pays its workers salaries and benefits far above the rates paid to similar workers in the private sector. Labor accounted for 78% of the organization’s costs in 2014, “with about 89% of those costs involving employees represented by collective bargaining.” These higher labor costs, plus the absence of a need to innovate due to government-granted monopolies, has freed the USPS from $20 billion in labor and productivity costs per year, Shapiro estimates. “While we do not technically count this as a subsidy,” he writes, it represents an economic burden on others arising directly from USPS’s monopoly position.” Postage, for instance, would likely be cheaper for everyone if the organization were subject to the same competitive pressures as private firms.
It’s remarkable that the United States, which has a reputation for being more free market-oriented than other rich nations, maintains this government-mandated monopoly. Over the past several decades, the process of European integration led to the deregulation and privatization of European postal monopolies, with generally good results.
Given the inability for Congress and the White House to agree on even basic legislation, it’s unlikely that any major changes to the Post Office will be coming soon. After all, the Post Office’s losses aren’t an anomaly. It has spent a large part of its history in the red, as this chart from Shapiro shows:
Meanwhile, the $18 billion in subsidies given to the USPS are spread imperceptibly over the entire country, while the costs of privatization would be borne heavily by a few. Folks in rural areas might have to pay much more to lure private businesses to deliver mail.
The Post Office employs 618,000 people—more than any civilian employer besides Wal Mart. Given the pay disparities between the Post Office and private employers, these people would be highly motivated to block any significant change to the current system.
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Bakersfield
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Some 6 month cured Deputy
Bakersfield
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Another Deputy.
Bakersfield
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Same 6 month cure for this Hicock Haze
Bakersfield
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A fat Lucky 7's nug. She's an easy to trim her.
mrfreshy
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Is all this hype over it just being crossed with Grape Pie? I have the grape pie cut, and I'm about to dust it with nightrider F2 pollen.
jayblaze710
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It’s definitely not the Stardawg.
Hows your Grape Pie cut? Is it all that?
blowincherrypie
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Velvet Elvis
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hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype...hype......hype...
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hhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyype. cant even give this junk away...