claim: "the u.s. postal service doesn’t run on your tax dollars. it’s funded solely by stamps and postage."
author: american postal workers union
evidence_1: may 15, 2018 ... usps also has issued more than 140 stamps honoring the nation's military  history. ... the postal service is the only organization in the country that has the ...  the postal service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on  the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
evidence_2: apr 4, 2018 ... before you pop your tax return in the mail, here's what you need to ... for example ), it's not technically run by the government nor is it funded by ... but while  congress doesn't fund the post office, they do continue to control the purse  strings. by law, the u.s. postal service can't raise the price of stamps more ...
evidence_3: mar 27, 2015 ... a new analysis explains just how much the usps benefits from the ... american  taxpayers give an $18 billion gift to the post office every ... the worst of it came in  2012, when the usps lost a whopping $15.9 billion dollars, ... doesn't take into  account the productivity gains that the post office ... tax breaks.
evidence_4: sep 13, 2011 ... the postal service doesn't rely on taxpayer funds. ... the usps in its current form  runs like a business, relies on postage for revenue and, for the most part, has not  used taxpayer money since 1982, when postage stamps became ..... it doesn't  receive government money, and it is run just like a business…
evidence_5: nov 15, 2016 ... the shipping and packages business continued its strong performance ... its  deferred revenue-prepaid postage liability for a series of postage stamps. .... the  briefing will also be available on live audio webcast (listen only) at: ... the postal  service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies ...