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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Postal Service to reduce workforce by 10,000 in 2015 [View all]OnlinePoker
(6,140 posts)14. I went on the USPS website for stats
Between the high volume year of 2007 and 2013, total mail volume has dropped 25%. That will be a hit to anybody's bottomline. According to their 2014 Integrated Financial Plan, even without the pre-funded health care mandate, they still would have lost $11 Billion over the last 7 years (their net losses over the previous 7 years were $46 Billion with $35 Billion the mandated funding).
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Yep, that GOP House is really a jobs creation machine. 10,000 to lose good jobs
sinkingfeeling
Mar 2014
#43
Except when they're raising the pension requirements on union jobs like USPS. nt
valerief
Mar 2014
#44
Why they don't permit POs to do credit union style simple banking transactions is beyond me.
MADem
Mar 2014
#7
I thought Republicans were against the government picking winners and losers ?
Trust Buster
Mar 2014
#11
Would you mind detailing some of the aspects of the outmoded business model?
kristopher
Mar 2014
#16
CONgress' anti-USPS finally paying its dividends. CONgress must be SO HAPPY. CONgress = job killers
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2014
#20