USPS is required to put $xxx amount into their retirement fund each quarter, a percentage of which is matched by the federal gov, (These funds are also available to the federal governement to help fill some holes in their quarterly budget, but thats a different issue). When there isnt enough profit to contribute that preset mandated amount, they call it an "operational loss". USPS has been running self-sufficient since the 70's....
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