A Fierce Attack on the Postal Service
New calls to end door-to-door mail delivery are part of “a fierce attack against the Postal Service and the people who work there” by Republicans in Congress, Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday. The Postal Service would post a profit of more than $1 billion this year except for one thing: a unique mandate signed into law by President George W. Bush to sink billions into a fund for future retiree health benefits that already has a big cushion.
