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> If fiscal responsibility were the goal, they'd have required the other federal agencies to do the same That's not how the Federal government works. It's a LA
by reallydude 7y ago
> If fiscal responsibility were the goal, they'd have required the other federal agencies to do the same
That's not how the Federal government works. It's a LARGE organization that sometimes have people with philosophies align. There is no chance that the military would prefund pensions. I think that, toward the initiative to make the USPS free of subsidy now and in the future, it made perfect sense. The USPS workers used to talk about everything moving electronic, but that's not happening in our lifetime. 50 years is just "the near future", respectively.
- ceejayoz 7y agoOK, let's reword that a bit. Why didn't the same Congressional Republicans who pushed through the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 push for similar changes to how other federal agencies fund their pensions? Why won't the military pre-fund pensions? Why shouldn't they do the same "fiscally responsible" thing for veterans benefits?
- reallydude 7y ago> Why didn't the same Congressional Republicans who pushed through the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 push for similar changes to how other federal agencies fund their pensions? I don't know. Probably something to do with the majority of the US population liking the USPS but not everyone wanting more military spending. > Why shouldn't they do the same "fiscally responsible" thing for veterans benefits? Probably because congress would never approve another 20%+ on top of the current military spending and still get all their pork in. These topics are an amalgam of political decisions as well as leadership decisions. I vote for more accountability, reliability and term limits in government. That's rarely a topic from either major party.