[nerdsniper]

Right but that’s a government service and it should be totally fine for them to deliver mail below cost using taxpayer money to make up the deficit.

Like every other government service - highways, defense, etc. They’re profitable to the system, but not per se.

[mmooss]

The US Post Office is funded by its own revenue, I'm pretty sure.

[thallium205]

It still enjoys many government mandated monopolistic advantages.

See: American Letter Mail Company.