receives no taxpayer dollars, they are subject to oversight by Congress...you know...the group that has voted time and time again to spend our country into our current state of bankruptsy.

If the USPS were privately owned and operated, they'd be a lot leaner and most likely profitable...and delivering on time. However, whether you'd still be able to mail a letter for .47 is unknown. The USPS is another example of union overkill and too many chiefs and not enough indians.