US Postal Service wasted $1.2 million on ‘Simpsons’ stamps?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/08/23 11:37:47

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The U.S. Postal Service — which is currently in the throes of snowballing debt — wasted $1.2 million on the production of “Simpsons” themed stamps, according to an inspector general’s report.

One billion stamps featuring the cartoon family were produced — and only 318 million were sold, the Washington Post reports.

Each year the USPS prints commemorative stamps based on a recommendation by an “advisory board” made up of a group of everyday, regular schmucks. The most popular stamp of all time was a 1993 stamp commemorating Elvis Presley’s 58th birthday, followed by a 1995 Marilyn Monroe stamp.

Just me ∞ijm♥G☮F♀U∞ 2012/08/25 14:10:19

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I think they should just stick to flag stamps and quit wasting money for new designs.

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beachbum 2012/08/23 18:05:47

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Typical gov't stupidity and waste of taxpayer $.

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Jezey™ 2012/08/23 17:01:40

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Bunch of frikin money wasting, poor decision making, idiots!

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Don Leuty 2012/08/23 12:58:14

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Win some, loose some. They don't want to print a low volume because someone might make some money. They would rather print billions and destroy the rest to keep them worthless. Your tax dollars at work. (They are not supposed to be your tax dollars, but sloppy policy does its job so well.)

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Kat ♪ 2012/08/23 12:55:47

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They waste a lot of our money on stupid stuff. Donations to the Olympics on down. Another government debacle.

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RJ~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/23 12:52:37

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Until the USPS is run like a business, this kind of crap will happen again and again.

Can someone tell me how in certain cases, priority mail (2 day) can be less expensive than parcel post (avg. 1 week)? What kind of business charges less for its faster service?

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