"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
...


The USPS would be doing much better if the politicians had not
-=required=- 100% PRE-FUNDING of all retirement possibilities and
other 'fees'.


"... American taxpayers subsidize the USPS at a rate that surpasses the
costs associated with any Congressional mandate. He (Robert Shapiro—former
Treasury undersecretary and chairman - VM) estimates that, all told, the
subsidies and legal monopolies that Congress bestows upon the post office is
worth $18 billion annually. ...

The Post Office employs 618,000 people—more than any civilian employer
besides Wal Mart. Given the pay disparities between the Post Office and
private employers, these people would be highly motivated to block any
significant change to the current system.

That said, the benefits the rest of us bestow on the USPS are enormous. None
of this will help you calm down the next time you are waiting on a line that
just won’t move at your local post office."

http://fortune.com/2015/03/27/us-postal-service/

Victor Manta, PWO

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