Dead Tree Edition--Those who are urging Congress to reform the Postal Service's pension and retiree-benefits overpayments would do well to drop the word "give" and instead learn a new one: "invest".
The suspicion in Congress is that money given to the Postal Service (even if, as in these cases, it's money that rightfully belongs to USPS) would just be poured down a rathole. What Congressman will stick his neck out for something that could be mislabeled a "Postal Service bailout" if he's afraid of having to explain in a few years why USPS is in trouble again? Read more!
The suspicion in Congress is that money given to the Postal Service (even if, as in these cases, it's money that rightfully belongs to USPS) would just be poured down a rathole. What Congressman will stick his neck out for something that could be mislabeled a "Postal Service bailout" if he's afraid of having to explain in a few years why USPS is in trouble again? Read more!
