On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Jeffry Smith <jsm...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > The USPS *does* receive subsidies -- some Federal tax dollars go to > > support it (or did, last I knew). That's something else entirely. > > > Not for years - that's one of their problems in that they have to > both deliver anywhere and avoid a debt (not necessarily make a > profit). > > This is untrue. They place the subsidy in the form of appropriations. Specifically, the Federal government 'buys' a part of the USPS every year. Recently, this is specifically why the USPS didn't stop delivery of mail of Saturdays, as they had planned to. A simple search for 'appropriations' and USPS will find tens of thousands of references to appropriations bills for every year. 750 million to buy new trucks is a subsidy if you ask me. > > -- > -- Thomas >
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