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Originally Posted by SoNotHer
The APWU (postal carriers union) have been airing some effective ads. I've seen them at the gym. The USPS hires more veterans than any non-military organization, and there's another ad that states that there's a real reason it is in the red - there's money siphoned off the USPS budget every year for another agency.
But you're right, that doesn't stop the catalogs from coming, even when you've asked to be removed from a list.
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Instead, postal officials want changes in the way they operate so they can save money. They have asked Congress for permission to reduce mail delivery to five days a week, which many lawmakers oppose, and to eliminate or reduce the annual payments of about $5.5 billion to prefund retiree health benefits. The agency also wants the return of at least $6.9 billion it says was overpaid into federal retirement funds.
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Actually it's my understanding the real budget issue is having to pre-pay, I think it's 10 years, into the employee retirement fund. Think about that....