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by crdoconnor 3868 days ago
>So you're both [edit: all] saying that Congress is being paid (by who? UPS/Fedex?) to screw USPS over.

Lobbyists who want it privatized so it can be milked. Just like social security or a myriad of other things.

>Do you have any citations?

http://angrybearblog.com/2015/03/epic-fail-for-the-postal-se...

>Why wasn't this mentioned in the article if it's such a well-known scheme?

Because the Economist is a neoliberal rag. They're about as likely to say "maybe free market orthodoxy isn't all its cracked up to be" as they are to start running op eds by dreadlocked union leaders.