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by avani 2121 days ago
I know you've almost certainly heard this, but USPS does not receive any taxpayer funding: https://facts.usps.com/top-facts/
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That's right, we just loan it money it'll never pay back.
What is this $25 Billion Funding Bill for then[1]? Certainly looks like tax payer funding to me - and a whole lot of it too.

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/politics/postal-service-house...

That bill was only passed in the House as emergency aid. That doesn't mean the USPS is receiving those funds.