[cardcrimson]

Perhaps the problem was that "shovel ready" wasn't really shovel ready. So great to see Obama and Immelt chuckle about it later. Distrust in government is a learned trait. . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPO777FueO8

Incidentally, one of the best podcasts I've listened to lately was an Ezra Klein interview with Ron Klain on the lessons he learned from the last financial crisis in 2009 and from his handling of the Ebola task force in 2015. One of the most striking things Klain said was that when legislating a major bailout/stimulus effort, you should not assume you'll have a second chance to do more later. By the time the Obama economic advisors realized in late 2009 that the first bailout/stimulus was insufficient to get Americans back on their feet quickly, the political momentum for another stimulus package had passed and they were unable to get another bill through.

---

USPS was making a fair bit of money delivering for Amazon.  Alas, Amazon would not be satisfied with three day a week deliveries. Even as Amazon moves to its own logistics/distribution model, other delivery companies would be happy to use USPS, but you’d need to deliver in a time competitive with Amazon.

BC

Not according to Trump. The deal was selling delivery at pennies on the dollar. . . .

[cardcrimson]

Perhaps the problem was that "shovel ready" wasn't really shovel ready. So great to see Obama and Immelt chuckle about it later. Distrust in government is a learned trait. . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPO777FueO8

Incidentally, one of the best podcasts I've listened to lately was an Ezra Klein interview with Ron Klain on the lessons he learned from the last financial crisis in 2009 and from his handling of the Ebola task force in 2015. One of the most striking things Klain said was that when legislating a major bailout/stimulus effort, you should not assume you'll have a second chance to do more later. By the time the Obama economic advisors realized in late 2009 that the first bailout/stimulus was insufficient to get Americans back on their feet quickly, the political momentum for another stimulus package had passed and they were unable to get another bill through.

---

USPS was making a fair bit of money delivering for Amazon.  Alas, Amazon would not be satisfied with three day a week deliveries. Even as Amazon moves to its own logistics/distribution model, other delivery companies would be happy to use USPS, but you’d need to deliver in a time competitive with Amazon.

BC

Not according to Trump. The deal was selling delivery at pennies on the dollar. . . .