| > Pre-funding has ZERO impact on profit. You've just moved the goal posts. Your assertion was "Their current financial woes aren't caused by the requirement since their not making the payments." Even though you've moved the goal posts, you're still wrong. Do you agree that having $0 available for infrastructure improvements, technology upgrades, delivery fleets, and R&D to improve efficiency for the past 14 years has had zero impact on current profit? Really? Be honest. Imagine if UPS had not upgraded (other than the basics) their hardware, software, and massive delivery fleet in a decade and a half. That amount of time is an absolute eternity in the areas of automation, transport and computing. Can you imagine where UPS would be right now in relation to FedEx has it stopped investing in itself since before the iPhone was invented? Since you missed it. Once again, here's the relevant Postmaster General quote: > "The Postal Service's $15 billion debt is a direct result of the mandate, this requirement has deprived the Postal Service of the opportunity to invest in capital projects and research and development." Look, you've been arguing this entire time that the issue was pensions when it wasn't. And that it was the same rules for everybody (it wasn't). The other half of your argument was that the current financial position of the USPS is unrelated to the 2006 act. Provably wrong. But since that original argument is falling apart you've changed your position to "the USPS is currently unprofitable". Well, obviously. You're clearly not debating in good faith so I'm done here. Good day to you. |