I hope that post receives extra funding as that’s a very important service for an at-risk population. Things like that are when I’m very happy to pay taxes as they’re providing a needed service.
It’s funded by both. However since 1971 there have been efforts to privatize it, and trying to defund it by requiring the post office to keep liquid funds equal to the entire pension burden of it’s employees. Thankfully that requirement was lifted in 2022
I hope that post receives extra funding as that’s a very important service for an at-risk population. Things like that are when I’m very happy to pay taxes as they’re providing a needed service.
IIRC taxes don’t pay for the USPS. It’s funded by stamps and mail.
It’s funded by both. However since 1971 there have been efforts to privatize it, and trying to defund it by requiring the post office to keep liquid funds equal to the entire pension burden of it’s employees. Thankfully that requirement was lifted in 2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Service_Reform_Act_of_2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service
Awesome to hear that stupid requirement is gone (for now)