shouldnt food and social security checks have higher priority than the postal service delivering junk mail??

seeing how nearly all business, bank transactions, paychecks are made thru direct deposit, is junk mail delivery a necessity. it has not been self supporting for a long time as designed by congress anyway.

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CougarLisa · 36-40, F

The USPS is supported by its sales. It's not a social service.

lpthehermit · 56-60, M

@CougarLisa yes only partially...they are deep in the red

CougarLisa · 36-40, F

@lpthehermit for the first quarter of this year it actually made over $140 million. But, yes, you are correct, it does not typically generate enough revenue to support itself.

My point is; the USPS is not a social safety net that is a black hole that only sucks money out of the budget. It generates an income. The argument can also be made it is a matter of national security, both governmental and public. Last I knew, EBT cards were delivered in the mail.

MommySon · 41-45, F

@CougarLisa Yes, although it's not perfect, it's not money being tossed into a dumpster fire!