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If the USPS is losing money, why am I getting so much garbage spam physical mail? Are we subsidizing the cost of spam to ourselves? Why not just charge all these spammers whatever it costs to at least break even? How about min stamp price = $5 and if it's not worth it, email me?

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Losing money because have to pay 75yrs of pensions upfront. Only dept to be doing that...not even businesses really do that.

Uncle Rockstar

@r0ckstardev

Aug 16, 2020

This. USPS is actually profitable just the politicians saddled them with obligation to prepay health benefits for the next 75 years (~$5.5 billion each year). about.usps.com/who-we-are/fin

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Why do postal workers get pensions, anyway? Aren't pensions for people who destroy their bodies and put themselves in harm's way every day? I thought that you get a pension for killing yourself in a job which will basically have you permanently disabled after 20 years of service.

4:50 AM · Aug 17, 2020Twitter Web App

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No, pensions are meant to be for everybody. And it shouldn’t be a problem since people pay for pension every month. The problem is the fractional reserve system, as I think you’re aware.

Uncle Rockstar

@r0ckstardev

Aug 17, 2020

I think this one is more of "social contract" question. I personally would absolutely opt-out of "group benefits" system. The problem is that system can't let me do that since I'm paying in more than I'll ever get back. At this point I look at it as altruistic donations.

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