[Milhous]

Some investment groups engage in lucrative ventures to help themselves to public property paid for by all the little taxpayers out there.

[muawiyah]

The sale/lease-back arrangement has always been very common in USPS. It's a way of staying in business while balancing costs with cash on hand.

There are investors who count on it ~ although not common when it comes to USPS' 100 largest buildings, the other 28,000 buildings can be public or private and you can't tell the difference by looking at them.