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Bluetus

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36. This is not necessarily about the economy tanking

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 05:10 PM

Apr 29

or Amazon tanking. I think that will happen in a big way, and will probably make 20,000 look like a small number before all is said and done.

This is mainly about Amazon's continued build-out of its freight and home delivery capability. UPS made a deal with the devil as Amazon sought to grow quickly. And now the devil starts to get his due. These deals allow Amazon to keep their internal resources efficiently busy while UPS, Fedex, and USPS have to eat the scraps.

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UPS cutting 20,000 jobs amid reduction in Amazon shipments [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 29 OP

It's all about profit. EarthAbides Apr 29 #1

Yes. Corporations by law must prioritize shareholder marybourg Apr 29 #7

After what Bezos has done.. Lovie777 Apr 29 #2

Same, after I use the gift cards I have, no more. Initech Apr 29 #6

And the spiral widens Scrivener7 Apr 29 #3

MAGA is creating so many American jobs! IronLionZion Apr 29 #4

I can barely imagine the damage in the next 100 days. CrispyQ Apr 29 #5

Lots of cheap real estate to buy... EarthAbides Apr 29 #9

Yes, they are. The wealthy tend to be diversified and insulated IronLionZion Apr 29 #23

The world needs a vaccine for greed Attilatheblond Apr 29 #24

When the economy tanks markodochartaigh Apr 29 #35

Correct, that is why the GOP intentionally causes recessions IronLionZion Apr 29 #40

This is not necessarily about the economy tanking Bluetus Apr 29 #36

The unintended consequences always rear their ugly heads. marybourg Apr 29 #8

I think these were intentional EarthAbides Apr 29 #10

I was really thinking of the intentions of marybourg Apr 29 #11

All freight is going to get hit hard. underpants Apr 29 #12

The pictures coming from the Port of Seattle are over a week old wolfie001 Apr 29 #14

Ooh. I looked up picks. LA and Long Beach have STEEP DROPS underpants Apr 29 #16

we all know who caused it nt wolfie001 Apr 29 #17

tRUMP built that wolfie001 Apr 29 #13

You need to fix the post for accuracy. Littlered Apr 29 #15

I was just about to post that. S/V Loner Apr 29 #18

This is not GENERAL DISCUSSION BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #20

Yep. Items posted in LBN are required to use the headline that the source used Attilatheblond Apr 29 #25

Verifying the accuracy of a post SCantiGOP Apr 29 #26

???? BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #30

Agreed n/t. Littlered Apr 29 #22

What are you talking about? BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #19

Try rereading your post and look at the linked article. Littlered Apr 29 #21

I copied the exact wording of the 11:43 am EDT version of CBS's article BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #28

Here it is Littlered Apr 29 #29

And I posted the screenshots and EXPLICTLY told you that it was JUST UPDATED at 3:01 pm BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #32

Oh boy. What am I missing then? Littlered Apr 29 #34

You are missing that the LINK *got UPDATED* since the original OP was posted BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #38

I don't think it will be transferred to FedEx; more likely Amazon intends to handle the volume themselves. lostnfound Apr 29 #31

UPS now being investigated for not pretending everything is hunky trumpy. twodogsbarking Apr 29 #27

Leaves one to wonder Littlered Apr 29 #33

You jest. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 29 #37

Happy 55k. twodogsbarking Apr 29 #39

Wow, I hadn't noticed. You get post 55,000! Thanks . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 29 #41

Just got power back after two days. Back to 2025. twodogsbarking May 1 #42