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Year ago, federal agencies (except Congress), did away with franked mailing envelopes and were forced to pay for postage (per item versus the quarterly estimate). This took a bit out of agency budgets (buying stamps, leasing postage meters), and was supposed to help with the postal deficits. Now years later, with almost annual rate increases (and other tactics like shrinking the size of an envelope for the first class rate), and the millions that federal agencies contribute for stamps, this lack-luster quasi-federal agency still cant turn a profit. Even with all the "collectible" they try and sell, and the added services the teller push when you want to mail a package.

Time to turn the light out on this agency and let it go private. The USPS, along with another albatros...the GSA...just need to go away.

I am a union guy. But the Post Office needs a shake up. Too many little,redundant offices. too many mis delivered pieces of first class mail.

The post office must advance beyond 1940.