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Originally Posted by Reiver
I really don't know... when indeed?
The Postal Service receives NO tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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Maybe for "operating" expenses. But, what about the guy who retired at age 55 with a 70 percent of salary pension, and health insurance for the rest of his life, and he lives to age 85 or 90? There are thousands of retired USPS employees who are collecting these benefits, and the current employees are guaranteed to also collect the benefits for life. The USPS does not want to count this huge taxpayer expense as an operating expense. The notion that the USPS does not cost the taxpayers money is deceptive or "fake news". In fact, the USPS currently costs the taxpayers 18 billion dollars per year. All of this money could be saved by just letting the private sector take over, and it would create thousands of "real" jobs.