U.S. Postal workers overwhelmingly support bigger government, higher taxes, and more regulations. During the 2016 election, US Postal officials were caught illegally rewarding employees who campaigned for Hillary Clinton with paid time off and other benefits. Now, during the covid-19 panic, the U.S. Postal Service has taken over delivery of election ballots for every U.S. …
Category: Against the U.S. Postal Service
Oct 17
The U.S. government used control over the mail to manipulate elections from the beginning
BREAKING: Another U.S. Postal worker has been caught destroying more election ballots. Last week, U.S. Postal workers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were caught destroying and misdirecting U.S. mail–including election ballots. Now another USPS deliveryman has been arrested for trying to destroy more ballots, in Kentucky. “A construction worker found about 112 unopened ballots and …
Oct 14
More U.S. Postal workers caught destroying, hiding mail–including election ballots
CNN reports that more U.S. Postal Workers have been caught destroying, trashing or hiding mail they were paid (very highly) to deliver. Just days ago a citizen found trash bags filled with undelivered mail sitting on a curb near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania awaiting trash pickup. And “Last week, the Justice Department charged a mail carrier in …
Jan 30
Postal worker rents storage unit to store mail he stole
The U.S. Postal Service loses over $5 billion annually despite having a monopoly, owning some of the world’s most prestigious real estate, and paying no income, property, or corporate tax. Every inspection of a Postal facility has found undelivered mail hidden in trash bins or corners. USPS employees are paid more than twice what private …
Jan 04
U.S. Postal Service has unfunded pension liabilities of almost $50 billion
The U.S. Postal Service loses $5 to $7 billion annually. It pays its workers too much; and thousands of people apply for every opening. Managers of the pension program for the USPS’s millionaire retirees have not been contributing much to the pension fund over the past 20 years, due to the horrendous fiscal condition of …
Aug 14
U.S. Postal Service on Pace to Lose $8 Billion in 2019
The U.S. Postal Service enjoys every advantage in the marketplace. It pays no property, income, or corporate taxes. It owns and occupies some of the world’s most strategic and prestigious real estate It has an unconstitutional monopoly on first-class letter delivery. (By contrast, its package-delivery competitor FedEx pays billions annually in taxes.) (To put these …
Jun 26
Piles of stolen mail found in deceased U.S. postal worker’s storage locker
Another U.S. Postal worker has been found to have stolen mountains of mail. The U.S. Postal Service maintains an unconstitutional monopoly over 1st class letter delivery; and the “Service” protects its monopoly with brutal tactics. The USPS enjoys every possible advantage in the market. It pays no corporate, property, or income tax. It owns some …
Nov 30
More U.S. Postal workers caught stealing money from greeting cards
Greeting cards tend to have a distinctive size and shape. More than one U.S. Postal worker has been recently caught stealing cash from them. See here. This is despite the fact that U.S. Postal workers are paid at least twice what they would make in the private sector for the same work.
Oct 10
U.S. Postal Service again seeks a massive increase in postage rates
The U.S. Postal Service is an unconstitutional monopoly which charges more than twice what a private firm would charge, yet which loses billions of dollars annually. The government postal “service” has every possible market advantage, yet can’t seem to operate profitably. The U.S.P.S. pays no corporate, income, or property taxes and owns some of the …
Apr 19
More U.S. postal workers arrested for keeping mail
Every inspection of U.S. Postal facilities has found stamped mail illegally destroyed, thrown in trashcans or hidden in workers’ vehicles or personal spaces. The U.S. Postal Service charges more than twice what a private sector business would charge for the same services, but maintains its monopoly on letter delivery by acts of Congress. The government …