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Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
"Marty Wallace" wrote in message om.au... "Sam" wrote in message ink.net... "Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hey, Why does the US federal Government support a bike team in France? I work hard for my money, and think the taxes I pay could be better used. What a Boondoggle! Like any other company, you have to advertise to get more business. USPS wanted to get more customers in Europe to use their service, so they sponser a bicycle racing team. For the money they spend, they get an excellent return on investment. So they continued to do so until ignorant folks started to complain. ------------- Alex I would like to see some proof that they are getting bang for their buck in terms of promotion and advertising. I doubt they are. My God you're an idiot. The fastest rider and the fastest team in the biggest race in the world! And you want proof? If you don't think thats good promotion and advertising then you tell us what is. Marty Speaking as a non-American I would never have heard of the "USPS" if it wasn't for the Tour, so their marketing worked in my case :) USPS is smart to do this, they are getting all of Europe focused on their name, cycling 'I sense' is much more popular in Europe than North America :) |
Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
In article , Churchill wrote:
"Marty Wallace" wrote in message om.au... "Sam" wrote in message ink.net... "Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hey, Why does the US federal Government support a bike team in France? I work hard for my money, and think the taxes I pay could be better used. What a Boondoggle! Like any other company, you have to advertise to get more business. USPS wanted to get more customers in Europe to use their service, so they sponser a bicycle racing team. For the money they spend, they get an excellent return on investment. So they continued to do so until ignorant folks started to complain. ------------- Alex I would like to see some proof that they are getting bang for their buck in terms of promotion and advertising. I doubt they are. My God you're an idiot. The fastest rider and the fastest team in the biggest race in the world! And you want proof? If you don't think thats good promotion and advertising then you tell us what is. Marty Speaking as a non-American I would never have heard of the "USPS" if it wasn't for the Tour, so their marketing worked in my case :) USPS is smart to do this, they are getting all of Europe focused on their name, cycling 'I sense' is much more popular in Europe than North America :) Also, I think the USPS is privatized and therefore not supported by the US government. Complain instead about how the US government does support the US automakers, US highways, and the US petrolium industry. Talk about a boondoggle. Since when is it the responsibility of any government to 'bail out' a corporation (Chrysler) or a city (New York)? Mike |
Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 14:59:57 -0000, Mike
Also, I think the USPS is privatized and therefore not supported by the US government. Correct! The USPS doesn't get a penny from the Treasury anymore, so far as I know. It is not however a private corporation...I can't remember how its status goes. -Luigi |
Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
"Churchill" wrote in message news:VucHc.45732 Speaking as a non-American I would never have heard of the "USPS" if it wasn't for the Tour, so their marketing worked in my case :) USPS is smart to do this, they are getting all of Europe focused on their name, cycling 'I sense' is much more popular in Europe than North America :) But this is pointless because the USPS doesn't serve European customers. That is, as I understand it, Europeans can't even use the USPS to send mail or packages from Europe to the US. However, even though cycling isn't as popular here, Lance has very high name recognition in the US and the commercials featuring him racing through "sleet, snow, gloom of night, etc" are actually pretty effective images for a delivery service. As for the USPS advertising in general -- of course they have to advertise. They're in competition with FedEx, UPS, Airborne, etc for the package delivery business, which is the potential growth area. The rise of the Internet has greatly increased package delivery (due to internet shopping) while it has reduced ordinary mail delivery (due to email). Mark |
Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:08:57 -0400, "Churchill" wrote:
Speaking as a non-American I would never have heard of the "USPS" if it wasn't for the Tour, so their marketing worked in my case :) USPS is smart to do this, they are getting all of Europe focused on their name, cycling 'I sense' is much more popular in Europe than North America :) It's not bad advertising in the US, either, and having seen the budget numbers for what they spent supporting Lance & Co a couple of years ago, I think they're doing pretty well particularly since they're getting a lot more than just some forgettable and tawdry billboards and print ads. (By comparison, it would have cost several times as much to support a NASCAR entry of any note, and would not have given them a penny's worth of international recognition, nor would it have reached the upper-echelon US business decision-makers whose attention they also wanted to draw.) Recently, of course, the fact that Lance has been winning *in France* has been scoring points with some of the less intellectual Americans. They demand their bread and circuses loudly. (Some of our local post offices were selling USPS cycling jerseys a few months back, and they sold out rather quickly. I was surprised that this was the case.) -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Surrealism is a pectinated ranzel. |
Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
"Werehatrack" wrote in message
[...] Recently, of course, the fact that Lance has been winning *in France* has been scoring points with some of the less intellectual Americans. How could anyone be impressed by beating a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys? :-) -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
David Kerber wrote:
I don't even know if there are any French in the race Didn't the French national champion almost win today's stage? Bill "no quips about quitting, either" S. |
Why do my hard earned tax dollars support a bike team?
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:46:05 -0400, David Kerber
wrote: In article , says... "Werehatrack" wrote in message [...] Recently, of course, the fact that Lance has been winning *in France* has been scoring points with some of the less intellectual Americans. How could anyone be impressed by beating a bunch of cheese-eating surrender monkeys? :-) I don't even know if there are any French in the race; the top competition is Spanish, Italian, German and American, with a few Aussies, Dutch, and Russians thrown into the mix. There are lots. Today's Maillot Jaune is the French National Champion. The French are in an awful Tour de France slump, though. -Luigi |
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