Desperate for cash, Postal Service hikes stamp price

A long time ago, the congress, in thier infinite stupidity, raided the bank acccounts of the Postal Service and never paid them back. At that time ,the U.S.Postal Service was the only dept. ,under the heading U.S., that had a surplus in thier accounts, not lost on the congress, who at the time ,could not pay thier way out of the bathroom. So they "borrowed " from the service and at a later date, required the Postal Service to pay to the treasury a whopping 5Billion dollars per year, for what, some of us have been asking that for years,but lately the congress has increased that amount. These congressional shennaigans have added to the Sevices ability to compete with private sector package shipping companies, whose stock is undoubtably held by some of those in congress or thier families. Well, now, if the Postal Service goes bankrupt, who do you think is going to benefit,,,, the package shipping companies, then thier stock value increases and the stock holder makes more money,i.e... the members of congress and thier "straw buying" families.    Now, I think, a good way to start , is for congress to get out of the way and allow an institution ,of the original United States to continue thier work on a level playing field, without government interference. For once, I would like to see congress and Washington, as a whole, "practice what you preach",get out of the way and let them do what they do best, that's Deliver, something congress has not done in a very long time!

Seems to me,  The bill collectors need the post office more than I do.

THE DAYS OF THE HORSE CARRIER IS GONE. BUT THE RATE YOU GET IT AT,.IS JUST AS SLOW AND ...NOT GOVERNMENT RUN BUT GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED...One point ; I know a man at out local Post Office, 20 years  in the military, retierd with full benefits

38 years old, comes  home get job with local P.O. been there 25 years, getting ready to retire from there with full benefits...Nothing worng with that, 45 years working for the Government, he's has made a good living... Now he has full medical from the military, full PX benefits, he can buy his food on base his med's on base, anything he needs on base. Then you hear this BS,  about the Post Office can't keep it's head above water. will the cost of evrything is high and going up...Proven fact some people make good calls wthen their young and some make bad ones, Look's to me he made a good one many years ago............Good for him....You can bet he don't make $175.000 to $425.000 a year for life, as those Fat A$$'s do in DC. they are the ones someone needs to kick to the street,  starting with O'Bams.

Congress has come to be A BIG JOKE/ and O'bams Admin. is nothing put a bunch of ( DERANGED CLOWN'S). The Senate will there's no words for them............