Key point from the article in your post: > Controllable income, which takes into account operational expenses including compensation and benefits, excludes the

Key point from the article in your post: > Controllable income, which takes into account operational expenses including compensation and benefits, excludes the $5.8 billion payment mandated by the government to prefund the agency's retirement benefits. > > Excluding the obligation, the Postal Service would have recorded net income of about $200 million in 2016.