USPS has a government mandated monopoly on mail delivery and a governance model that allows them to raise rates whenever they deem it necessary.
Seems to me that a self-supporting government agency shouldn't need to have a bill passed (HR 2918) that allows it to postpone required payments into their pension plan ($4 billion worth) just so they can keep their head above water.
They also went fro $0 debt in 2005 to $10.2 billion on 2009 (out of a statutory limit of $15 billion) and racked up another 3.5 billion in losses in the last quarter alone.
Self supporting indeed.
Your profile informs me:
After 38 years with USPS I retired just over 6 years ago
Tells me all I need to know.
time to take your shots old-timer
Don't mind if I do ..