[chainsaw]

The one thing that would put the USPS in the black is charging .37¢ for each piece
of junk mail, that nobody wants anyway. That would either raise their ;revenue
tremendously or cut there expenses tremendously.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

What? You mean there is not an alternative to first class mail now? Damn, and I thought the internet and computers would change everything. Too bad the USPS doesn't have a demorat President, Congress and Senate to work with. Then they could be charging us and our ISP's for everything we do.

[Guillermo]

And guess what?

Nothing at all will happen. Chauffer driven cars will continue. Approval for outrageous expenses will continue. Waste, fraud and abuse will continue.

And in 18 months, we'll get another rate increase. Bet on it.

[foreverfree]

bump

[Looking for Diogenes]

It lost $1.7 billion last year...

According to the Dallas Morning News, however, the Postal Service has committed $25 million to the team "for a three-year contract that expires in 2004."

Lance Armstrong has done more to offset the often negative (and often deserved) stereotype of the USPS, which is a 'quasi-independent' corporation. He probably wouldn't be complaining if they'd spent five times that on advertizing, which they probably do with less effect.

Why is everyone picking on Armstrong?

Anyway that is only $8.3 million per year. As for their loss, it's less than 1/200th of the total. They can find better places to cut.

[Drango]

To improve the Post Office, let's have Congress micromanage it.

[Straight Vermonter]

The point the author doesn't make is that the USPS does its sponsorship of a sporting event that is in A FOREIGN COUNTRY!!!

How many Frenchmen use the USPS regularly?

[goldstategop]

USPS picks the right horse.... looks like Lance Armstrong will win a 4th Tour De France!!! I'd say we're getting our money's worth. GO LANCE GO!!! :)

[phalynx]

This is clearly a corporate scandal. We need to go after the houses of those at the top.

[Dialup Llama]

>David Plotz of Slate magazine tried to find out, but he was told by Postal Service spokeswoman Monica Hand that this was "proprietary information."

Competing postal delivery companies might use that financial data to give themselves a business advantage.