[ltrman61]

The USPS is financially self‐sufficient.  It pays for its operations through the sale of postage and has not  received any taxpayer subsidy since 1982.  In 1971, before postal reorganization took effect, Treasury  appropriations covered nearly 25% of the P.O.D.’s budget.  In today’s dollars, that would cost taxpayers  approximately $16.25 billion.  So postal reorganization has saved taxpayers tens of billions of dollars since  1970.  Sorry to burst your preconceived bubble of ignorance. The USPS is asking to keep its OWN money, rather than continue to OVERPAY its MANDATED BY CONGRESS payment to its retiree benefits. Drop that mandated payment and the USPS is solvent. I'm surprised you support government mandates to any company. You must be an Obama fan.

[Randy Larsen]

I MUST BE AN Obama fan!

If you only knew my back ground.

[PeteyBoy]

If I remember correctly—the only money the Federal Government gives the Postal Service is for postage for matter for the blind(free postage) and for shipping school books. No other subsidy, period!