Do you think this is the R's response to voting by mail?

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

I know that the Rs are hell bent on destroying unions, and that USPS workers are the largest union in the country, but what impact would sinking the USPS have on voting by mail?

I don't know, but the Rs are always 2 steps ahead of us. While many want more voting by mail, they are working to sink the USPS.

Post office reports record loss of $15.9B for year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default on billions in payments to avert bankruptcy.

The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were more than triple the $5.1 billion loss in the previous year. Having reached its borrowing limit, the mail agency is operating with little cash on hand, putting it at risk in the event of an unexpectedly large downturn in the economy.

"It's critical that Congress do its part and pass comprehensive legislation before they adjourn this year to move the Postal Service further down the path toward financial health," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, calling the situation "our own postal fiscal cliff."
Much of the red ink in 2012 was due to mounting mandatory costs for future retiree health benefits, which made up $11.1 billion of the losses. Without that and other related labor expenses, the mail agency sustained an operating loss of $2.4 billion, lower than the previous year.

http://news.yahoo.com/post-office-reports-record-loss-15-9b-145003156.html

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1. That mandated future-funding should be done away with.

There's no way in hell that should have ever been allowed.