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Post Office Not Subsidized by Government

n regards to the “Viewpoint” in Vol. 69 No. 1, written by Ron Thompson. Congress does not subsidize the Post Office. We do not get one red penny from Congress. We earn all of our money from stamp sales and postage on packages. The only thing Congress does for the Post Office is make the legal rules and get in the way. The U.S. Mint is the only branch of the government that makes money, and they have the support of the government too. Mr. Thompson made sense talking

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