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I disagree, we can and should do much better. If only 90% of your christmas cards arrive, fine. But if only 90% of people's paychecks or tax returns arrive, tha

by bo1024 5y ago

I disagree, we can and should do much better. If only 90% of your christmas cards arrive, fine. But if only 90% of people's paychecks or tax returns arrive, that's a national disaster. To be useful for anything essential or important, infrastructure has to be reliable. And it used to be reliable, and it can be again with different policy.

pas 5y ago
Then people should fund it like it's a critical service. Now it's treated like some punching bag. Mandated to spend money on non-profitable areas, but prevented by competition from raising prices in the profitable ones to be able to properly cross-finance the more costly parts.
- YeBanKo 5y ago
  USPS financial hardships stems from liabilities prefunding requirements.
  - pas 5y ago
    That's just one particular aspect. Even without that the core business model still has this fatal flaw (which is also a statutory requirement).
Craighead 5y ago
Congress sabotaged the budget of the usps by enforcing them to ensure retirement benefits PAID IN FULL decades before people retire. If the usps is critical infrastructure, treat it as such.