BlackCat
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It receives federal funding that comes from taxpayers.
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I'll answer for him since he probably won't admit that he is wrong.
NONE.
The USPS is entirely self funded.
That doesn't mean that they aren't screwing people. Like subsidizing their package delivery with revenue from their monopolized first class mail, artificially increasing the cost of first class mail.
One of the reasons why Surepost was cancelled. First class mail has been decreasing tremendously over the years. This means less revenue to subsidize their package delivery.
They may have to actually charge what they need to so they don't lose money to deliver packages now. But they will then lose most of their customers.
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Ummmm. NO.
The Postal Service receives no direct taxpayer funds. It relies on revenues from stamps and other service fees.
How is the U.S. Postal Service governed and funded?
As the financial standing of the US Postal Service makes headlines, this explainer examines how it is set up, what financial challenges it faces, and how it is managing these challenges during a global pandemic.
www.brookings.edu
No, the Postal Service is generally self-funded. This means that no tax dollars are used to keep the lights on at its many facilities across the country. The Postal Service, instead, relies on the revenue it generates from the sale of stamps, products, and services to fund its operations.
Do my tax dollars pay for the Postal Service?
worldwide
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That is not true. They do not receive tax revenues to support their operations, which are paid for entirely through the sale of postal products and services. The issue is that mail volumes have been dropping throughout the years, so they do not have enough revenue coming in to support their bloated and outdated operations. No one in Congress is willing to take on the issue and God forbid someone suggest they reduce the number of days they deliver mail or consider cutting the fat from their operations.
Do my tax dollars pay for the Postal Service?
oldngray
nowhere special
Post Office may not receive tax money directly but they do avoid paying taxes and fees other companies have to pay.
Thebrownblob
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Brownsocks
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Ummm, yes. The Post Office receives aid from taxpayers.Ummmm. NO.
The Postal Service receives no direct taxpayer funds. It relies on revenues from stamps and other service fees.
How is the U.S. Postal Service governed and funded?
As the financial standing of the US Postal Service makes headlines, this explainer examines how it is set up, what financial challenges it faces, and how it is managing these challenges during a global pandemic.
No, the Postal Service is generally self-funded. This means that no tax dollars are used to keep the lights on at its many facilities across the country. The Postal Service, instead, relies on the revenue it generates from the sale of stamps, products, and services to fund its operations.
Do my tax dollars pay for the Postal Service?
www.uspsoig.gov
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Most of that money was not taxpayer money sent to the USPS as the article wants everyone to believe. Most of that money was a cancellation of an obligation that Congress forced the USPS to do. Namely, prepaying for retirement in advance for 75 years.
This was not tax payer money.
The post office does not pay federal state for local taxes
Thebrownblob
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And they also don't pay any turnpike fees
oldngray
nowhere special
Government plates on their trucks
Thebrownblob
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pkgdriver
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No parking tickets, zoning laws, immune from civil actions, eminent domain powers, and we could go on.
pkgdriver
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A man and his mailbox: How a dispute over rural mail delivery became a federal case
Chuck Klein says postal workers must deliver mail to his property, but the service says it's unsafe. The case may impact rural delivery nationwide.
www.usatoday.com
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Neither does FedEx, Amazon, Nike, HP, etc.
BlackCat
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Are you going to sit here and tell me that USPS didn’t except tax payer funding during covid?Ummmm. NO.
The Postal Service receives no direct taxpayer funds. It relies on revenues from stamps and other service fees.
How is the U.S. Postal Service governed and funded?
As the financial standing of the US Postal Service makes headlines, this explainer examines how it is set up, what financial challenges it faces, and how it is managing these challenges during a global pandemic.
No, the Postal Service is generally self-funded. This means that no tax dollars are used to keep the lights on at its many facilities across the country. The Postal Service, instead, relies on the revenue it generates from the sale of stamps, products, and services to fund its operations.
Do my tax dollars pay for the Postal Service?
Thebrownblob
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I think everyone did. They were handing it out like water bottles.
SorryLazyPOS
Big Kahuna Burger
Today I have a bigger area and 50 more stops with 380 pieces. Our building wants us to do their job and call helpers that we had for peak.
100%ORIONComplianceGuy
25+ Year UPSer and Teamster
Since this thread is no longer exactly about SurePost volume I’ll take this opportunity to chime in and say…….the USPS is long past due for privatization or elimination. I prefer the latter.
We don’t need them. Why is the government delivering retail items and competing with the private sector to do so?
The original purpose of the postal service was for communication between England and the colonies. Well, that’s irrelevant now. Both politically and technologically.
Junk mail? Who wants it?
Yes, they deliver government related mail/packages but it’s a tiny fraction of what the handle. And it could all be handled by the private sector.
I say disband the whole thing. It’s nothing more than a prime example of a relic government entity thats staying on life support to stay relevant. The Constitution doesn’t say there MUST be a postal service. Only gives Congress the POWER to create/disband one.
We don’t need them. Why is the government delivering retail items and competing with the private sector to do so?
The original purpose of the postal service was for communication between England and the colonies. Well, that’s irrelevant now. Both politically and technologically.
Junk mail? Who wants it?
Yes, they deliver government related mail/packages but it’s a tiny fraction of what the handle. And it could all be handled by the private sector.
I say disband the whole thing. It’s nothing more than a prime example of a relic government entity thats staying on life support to stay relevant. The Constitution doesn’t say there MUST be a postal service. Only gives Congress the POWER to create/disband one.
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