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> As things stand now, retiree healthcare, pensions, and workers’ compensation are unfunded by about $86.6 billion. USPS pensions etc. were extremely underfund
by coredog64 5y ago
> As things stand now, retiree healthcare, pensions, and workers’ compensation are unfunded by about $86.6 billion.
USPS pensions etc. were extremely underfunded for a long time. The size, scope, and quasi-governmental nature of USPS meant that ignoring the problem was more likely to involve a bailout than responsible operations.
IMO, the only unreasonable pension expectation levied on USPS is that for veterans: They’re required to pay some amount of veteran retirement benefits for some reason that I haven’t been able to make sense of.