Federal employees just don't get it.

[Hallelujah]

"William Young, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, stressed in his testimony that the agency is not seeking a taxpayer bailout, "but we are here to ask the Congress for help."

I didn't know Congress had their own money tree.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

Again, it appears that the union costs are having a huge impact on the losses.

[wuapinmon]

"William Young, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, stressed in his testimony that the agency is not seeking a taxpayer bailout, "but we are here to ask the Congress for help."

I didn't know Congress had their own money tree.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

Again, it appears that the union costs are having a huge impact on the losses.

Amazing, you read that article and see the union's as causing the problem....I read it and see a decrease in 12 BILLION pieces of mail and this little quote:

Last year's high fuel prices also sapped funds from the post office, which operates more than 200,000 vehicles. Every 1-cent increase in the price of fuel costs the post office $8 million.

as far more causative of problems than paying people a decent wage.

[Hallelujah]

Amazing, you read that article and see the union's as causing the problem....I read it and see a decrease in 12 BILLION pieces of mail and this little quote:

Last year's high fuel prices also sapped funds from the post office, which operates more than 200,000 vehicles. Every 1-cent increase in the price of fuel costs the post office $8 million.

as far more causative of problems than paying people a decent wage.

Read my lips (I got that from Bush)......did you see what the retiree healthcare costs amounted to? Almost 25% of the 'shortfall'. I would say that is huge. That was my point. My other point was (amazing you only read the last sentence) that this guy was saying he wasn't asking for a bailout, but simply asking for help from Congress. What kind of help do you think he was hoping for? Love? A handshake? Money?

[kccougar]

Amazing, you read that article and see the union's as causing the problem....I read it and see a decrease in 12 BILLION pieces of mail and this little quote:

Last year's high fuel prices also sapped funds from the post office, which operates more than 200,000 vehicles. Every 1-cent increase in the price of fuel costs the post office $8 million.

as far more causative of problems than paying people a decent wage.

And what would other companies do when they lose the revenue from 12 billion pieces of mail? They'd downsize. No way for the USPS to do that.

[Indy Coug]

Most of the 12 billion decrease is attributable to the decline in mailings for pre-approved credit cards now that the credit market has dried up.