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TheWraith

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9. No, there would still be a shortfall.

Reply to orpupilofnature57 (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 09:39 PM

Feb 2012

The shortfall is many BILLIONS of dollars. Billions, with a B. All these salaries together are less than one percent of the shortfall, a shortfall exists because the USPS is being placed under a hugely unreasonable expectation of funding their pension programs vastly in excess of what's expected of any other agency. It's an artificial crisis.

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US Postal Service "Executives" make more money in salary than the Secretary of Defense... [View all] matmar Feb 2012 OP

Okay, so they're overpaid. Your point? TheWraith Feb 2012 #1

If the contributed funds were invested orpupilofnature57 Feb 2012 #4

No, there would still be a shortfall. TheWraith Feb 2012 #9

My point is these overpaid cretins are threatening to kill the service with their stupid decisions. matmar Feb 2012 #7

Their decisions have nothing to do with it. TheWraith Feb 2012 #8

Those "strangling" requirements were okayed by the current group of morons running the USPS back in matmar Feb 2012 #11

They also bring in more revenue. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #2

What? matmar Feb 2012 #6

Maybe if we have them start slaughtering brown people we can cut their pay. Zanzoobar Feb 2012 #3

Did a service member deliver your mail today? jberryhill Feb 2012 #5

Whey the quotes around the word executives? These ARE executive positions and the salaries... Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #10

Their salaries, like postal workers salaries are paid by the purchase of stamps rustydog Feb 2012 #12

The "Executives" make too much money for the work they do.... matmar Feb 2012 #13

Those salaries are about ten times the base worker's salaries bhikkhu Feb 2012 #14