2024-12-10 18:46:35
The United States Postal Service is funded by the revenue it generates from the sale of stamps, products, and services to fund its operations not tax dollars. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-0-7) Author
2024-12-11 14:24:14
USPS is not allowed to operate at a profit. All rate increases must be based on current costs, but approvals take months. By the time rate inc. is approved, costs have climbed more. Let USPS operate like a business! [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-3-3) Author
2024-12-12 09:14:54
The USPS is not funded by tax dollars, but revenue from its services and selling stamps. Additionally, as much as 87% of its losses are due to PAEA, which was signed into law December 2006, requiring USPS to fund employees’ pensions decades in advance. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(11-0-0) Author
2024-12-12 21:47:25
The note claiming that the PAEA required prefund "decades in advance" is not accurate. PAEA required prefunding according to similar standards as private businesses - only currently accrued retirement liabilities. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author