claim: says the u.s. postal service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an "operational profit year after year."
author: jim hightower
evidence_1: may 15, 2018 ... usps also has issued more than 140 stamps honoring the nation's military  history. ... in fiscal year 2017, the postal service recognized 318 heroic  employees. ... 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: says the u.s. postal service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds  operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an " operational profit year after year." — politifact texas on friday, august 9th, 2013.  false.
evidence_3: the united states postal service is an independent agency of the united states  federal government responsible for providing postal service in the united states,  including its insular areas and associated ... the post office department was  created in 1792 from franklin's operation, elevated to a cabinet-level department  in ...
evidence_4: says the u.s. postal service has taken no taxpayer aid since 1971, funds  operations entirely from the sale of stamps and related products and makes an " operational profit year after year." — politifact texas on friday, august 9th, 2013.  false.
evidence_5: sep 13, 2011 ... the task at hand is figuring out not just how to make the usps financially ... its  payment and be out of money by next year, forcing it to shut down all operations.  ... until 1971, mail delivery was handled by the post office department, ... has not  used taxpayer money since 1982, when postage stamps became ...