The USPS "subsidy" is ZERO, ZIP, NADA ~ and when I want something to go "overnight" I send it via an Air Express company and have someone go out to the terminal to pick it up.
Otherwise you're just wasting your money.
BTW, if you want your Express packages delivered before they're rifled and you are sending them to New York, use USPS. That's what UPS and Fedex do!
122 posted on 02/03/2010 8:33:49 AM PST by muawiyah
("Git Out The Way")
Here is the CBO Report on Postal Service subsidies:
The U. S. Postal Service (USPS) still relies on the federal government to cover a portion of its costs, although 1970 law moved the USPS off-budget with the intention that the service operate as a self-supporting enterprise. Of particular note are the costs of health and pension benefits for USPS retirees. The USPS now covers only two-thirds of these personnel costs, and the federal government covers the balance in "indirect subsidies." As the Congress continues its search for ways to reduce federal costs, the question arises as to whether the government ought to continue subsidizing USPS compensation costs. This paper, undertaken at the request of the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, provides analytical background on the size, nature, and effects of these indirect subsidies. The paper also sets out various options for reducing this aspect of federal support.