the ones here have signs that read..

United States Post Office..

but at times it does seem no one 'runs' them...

LOL

WHile that may be their intent, once the money gets into the hands of the Legislature they do what they want with it.

I got a buddy with the Lotto and that's the way he explained to me.

I think most of us are getting tired of this kind a double-speak.

I know I am!

In 1971, former President Richard Nixon signed into law the Postal Reorganization Act. A major component of this law was changing the manner in which the U.S. Postal Service supported itself financially.

Prior to 1971, the U.S. Postal Service was considered a department of the U.S. Government and as such was supported totally by tax money. Currently, the U.S. Postal Service receives 99 percent of its operational budget from the sale of postal products (stamps) and postal services. The remaining 1 percent comes from the U.S. Government. This 1 percent is compensation for �free franked mail� for members of Congress; �free mail� for members of the military; and reduced rates for non-profit mailers � i.e. churches, charities, etc.

In addition, since 1987, postal employees are not civil servants with their own retirement system and who did not have to contribute to Social Security. In 1987, new postal employees were placed into the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in which they were required to contribute to the Social Security system, just as the general public is.

Also, the public should know that in 1971 the U.S. Postal Service had 775,000 employees. Today, even with an increase in the number of delivery points and population, the U.S. Postal Service has decreased its number of employees to 670,000

That's enlightening.

thanks

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quote=woppercatcher]You can thank your wonderfull govener!



That's a good one!!!!!! If you correct somebody...at least do it correctly!!!!!
GOVENER !!!!! Is that anything like a GOVERNOR ??????

Thanks for your insight woppercatcher.There"s only one problem with your dispute. No one asked! So in the words of a great Texas songwriter( Speak your mind but keep it to yourself) By the way aren't you from the same state as Bill Clinton? That's something to be proud of......lol

Bills administrations lookin pretty good right now considerin the followin 10 years,And now even Chaney,s bragin on Hillary wishing she was Pres.

Hmmmmm,, I wonder who picked up the tab for the $9 Bil the postal system LOST last year? I suspect it was you and I, the taxpayers.

Do you expect politicians to tell the truth? Most are lawyers and have spent a lifetime practicing lying.

What the heck is holding up the discontinuation of Saturday mail? Who really cares since no-one gets much mail anyway. Every time I see our mail lady on Saturday I just shake my head. I figured at one time the reason for Saturday mail was because gov't checks always came on Saturday and you could not cash them until Monday. Gov't pocketed a few extra days interest.

Unions, and contracts, are the holdup. (holdup pun intended)

I think the Lotto was basically a money swap. The lotto system gained support because it was supposedly for education. I don't know the numbers, but I know a lot of people that have been in education for many years, and the Lotto did not increase school funds- at least not substantially. I haven't researched the facts, but my guess is that for every dime of "Lotto funds" that schools get, a dime was pulled from school funding in other ways. Texas was recently ranked 37th in per pupil funding, and that was before the recent budget was passed that took lots of money from schools.

What budget does funding for all these Pro type sports facilities and stadiums at every High School come from?

Your grocery budget.