| >They are being forced to plan for the next 75 years now. I'm reading that ALL pensions offered by private companies in the U.S. must be funded out for 75 years. I presume this is for good reason. Why should this not apply to the USPS or other local/state/federal/church employees? I might not follow your reply, but you seem to be under the impression that the USPS is having to do something different than every private company, but that does not appear to be the case. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/04/14/post-office-p... EDIT: with the exception of medical coverage, which is handled differently than private companies as per congress. >in 2006 They were given 10 years to have the money needed for all pensions up to 75 years in the future. That would seem to have been a heavy burden. I don't know all the particulars, but they seem to be past that now, right? Is this ten year catchup period still relevant to the conversation? >Nothing was being pushed off to future generations. Then why does the government mandate this same pension funding for all private company pensions? I assume it is because there were problems with bankrupt pensions in the past. |