![]() One of the many reasons for the decrease in revenue is because of USPS’s inability to adjust pricing to reflect inflation rates, especially to its most profitable product - first class and priority mail/packages. Senate passed a major financial relief bill that would fund USPS with $50 billion over the next decade and would require retirees to enroll in a federally sponsored health insurance plan – but like the CARES Act relief, it still may not be enough for the Postal Service to stay afloat. ![]() “Depletion of the fund, together with USPS’ potential inability to pay its share of retiree health care premiums once they are no longer being paid from the fund, could result in some combination of reduced benefits for postal retirees, increased payments from retirees or current postal employees, higher postage rates, or payments from the federal government to fund these health care premiums,” read the GAO’s 2021 report on the USPS’ financial viability.
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