[muawiyah]

hear whatever you want ~ the legislation in place doesn't give them tax money. The $5 billion payment they aren't making was enacted by the 2006 Congress in its waning days ~ for no purpose other than to balance the budget ~ which still didn't get balanced.

The postal reorganization act does not allow USPS to count costs of tribute ~ best possible word for that $5 bil ~ as a cost to be passed on to the rate payers as a postage rate increase.

RINO Olympia Snowe came up with that particular stupid idea ~ she's gone. Her idea should be disposed of as well.

[dinodino]

You really need to check your facts. The Post Office has lost billions this year on operations, exclusive of pension payments. Here’s an article you can read:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/us/politics/postal-service-reports-a-nearly-16-billion-loss.html

The USPS is a broken anachronism. At minimum, their monopoly on First Class mail should be revoked. At best, they should be shut down.