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To: Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12), Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH-1), and Sen. Robert Portman (OH-2)
End The Prefunding Of Retiree Benefits In USPS
The US Postal Service is the only business or government agency required to PREFUND their retiree benefits 75 years in advance! The financial crisis in the postal service is a manufactured crisis by Congress and the corporate media. The postal service is not broken and does not need fixed. The financial problems of the postal service are "smoke and mirrors" created by Congress in the lame duck session during 2006 by a voice vote. Let's stop this travesty ASAP!
Why is this important?
My neighbor recently retired from the postal service and alerted me to this problem. Further research confirms that the postal service has been under attack by those with an agenda that intends to privatize our public services. The Post Office is already a cross between an agency and a business and is capable of self-funding through its business operations without taxpayer dollars. This service should be honored and nurtured, not bullied into unsustainable "prefunding" of its retirement program for the next 75 years over the next 10 years.