Why are the Republicans trying to kill the Post Office?

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The Republicans created the 2006 law called the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act" (PAEA) that mandates pre-funding the postal service retiree health care and pension benefits for 75 years — something that no other government agency or private company is forced to do.

85% of the budget red ink comes from this pre-funding mandate despite the fact that, according to the post office Inspector General, the pension is over-funded and reserves for retiree health care are far higher than the federal government as a whole, the military and almost all Fortune 1000 companies.

And this from the anti healthcare, anti union, anti benefits party. What is their real motive?

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/usps_sat_delivery/?p=usps_sat_delivery&r=6996486&id=55018-6526586-TF5eOmx

Freedom Rocks · Accepted Answer

Destroying everything that's good about this country is there hobby.

Anonymous · Answer

Could it be that their unions have been ripping us off for decades?  Like their jobs need rocket science workers to do what they do?

-3/31/10, postalemployeenetwork.com: “Postmaster Potter has made headway in reducing work hours and the costs of benefits and pensions, but the average postal employee still makes $83,000 in salary and benefits a year, placing postal workers among the highest-paid government employees.”

phil8656 · Answer

They do what their corporate overlords tell them to.

? · Answer

It's the biggest public-sector union.

Duh.

Anthony D · Answer

Actually, USPS is killing itself!

http://www.ryanduff.net/2012/02/15/the-us-postal-service-is-killing-itself/

ocularnervosa · Answer

To force Americans to use UPS at 500 times the cost. The Republicans support the corporate interests over Americans every day of the week.

Anonymous · Answer

They are wanting to kill  government jobs and create a private entity.

Anonymous · Answer

the USPS is not a government agency.

maybe you should do some more research, and come back.

EEEEEE!!!!! · Answer

lobbying from private carriers.

Heretic · Answer

At least a hundred billion dollars in pension obligations, and it lost at least 12 billion dollars last year!  May be it's time to let the dinosaur die!

Anonymous · Answer

You are off the wall.  The post office has been losing money since its inception and the government has been supporting it.

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Why are the Republicans trying to kill the Post Office?

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