USPS has been in trouble for years. Congress did nothing.
Now Democrats want a smooth running “all
mail-in general election” and they are going mad!
U.S Government Accountability Office
U.S. Postal
Service's Financial Viability - High Risk Issue
USPS financial viability continues to be high risk because USPS cannot fund its current level of services and financial obligations from its revenues. As stated in GAO’s 2019 High-Risk update, USPS faces financial challenges that include the following:
- Poor
financial situation: USPS’s overall financial condition is
deteriorating and unsustainable. USPS has lost $69 billion over the past
11 fiscal years—including $3.9 billion in fiscal year 2018. USPS’s total
unfunded liabilities and debt ($143 billion at the end of fiscal year
2018) have grown to double its annual revenue.
- Insufficient
cost savings: The savings from USPS cost-reduction efforts
have dwindled in recent years. Although USPS has stated that it will
aggressively reduce costs within its control, its plans will not achieve
the kind of savings necessary to significantly reduce current operating
costs.
- Unfavorable
trends: USPS’s expenses are now growing faster than its
revenues—partly due to rising compensation and benefits costs and
continuing declines in the volume of First-Class Mail.
USPS Unfunded Liabilities and Debt as a Percentage of USPS Revenue, Fiscal Years 2007 through 2018
Further, USPS has missed $48.2 billion in required
payments for postal retiree health and pension benefits as of
September 30, 2018. This includes $42.6 billion in missed payments for
retiree health benefits since fiscal year 2010, and $5.6 billion in missed
payments for pension benefits since fiscal year 2014. If USPS does not make any
more payments for retiree health benefits, the fund supporting these benefits
is projected by the Office of Personnel Management to be depleted in fiscal year
2030. If the fund is depleted, USPS would be required by law to make the
payments necessary to cover its share of health benefits premiums for postal
retirees. However, current law does not address what would happen if USPS
misses those payments. Depletion of the fund, together with USPS’s potential inability
to make remaining contributions, could affect postal retirees as well as USPS,
customers, and other stakeholders, including the federal government.
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