Some of you may not be aware, but legislation was drafted by republicans to force the USPS to pay too much into the civil service retirement fund. They have not

Some of you may not be aware, but legislation was drafted by republicans to force the USPS to pay too much into the civil service retirement fund. They have not taken any government funding for decades, and currently there is more money than is required in the fund to pay the pensions of every postal worker. Because of this, the USPS is having to take austerity measures, like ending saturday delivery. But it will only get worse. That's the reason why they don't have money. It's not because they are inefficient. Another reason is that every time they try to do something competitive against UPS or FedEx, lobbyists get it shot down. They have been operating at a severe handicap. By the way, I'm an atheist, and the idea of "atheist shoes" makes me cringe a bit.