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        so no tax money goes to post office, is it funded from stamps and delivery fees?

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        Overview The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) generates nearly all of its funding—about $78.5 billion annually according to the USPS’s most recent financial report—by charging users of the mail for the costs of the services it provides. Congress, however, does provide an annual appropriation—about $50 million in FY2023—to compensate the USPS for revenue it forgoes in providing free mailing privileges to the blind and overseas voters.

        FY2024 U.S. Postal Service Appropriations

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          Yes, tax dollars are apparently expended to pay for “free mailing privileges to the blind and [to] overseas voters.” That’s not “funding the USPS,” dingus.

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              Learn to have any idea what you’re talking about before you open your mouth.

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                2 months ago

                unlike most people around here, i can look something up and correct my position ;)

                why is u hurt tho?

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                    Overview The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) generates nearly all of its funding—about $78.5 billion annually according to the USPS’s most recent financial report—by charging users of the mail for the costs of the services it provides. Congress, however, does provide an annual appropriation—about $50 million in FY2023—to compensate the USPS for revenue it forgoes in providing free mailing privileges to the blind and overseas voters.