Funding and privatization proposals Since the Postal Reorganization Act came into effect in 1971, the USPS has been mandated to be self-financing and rely solely on revenue from stamps and package deliveries to support itself. In 1982, postal stamps were changed to be categorized as products rather than a form of taxation, and since then, the Postal Service has no longer received taxpayer funding.
Funding and privatization proposals Since the Postal Reorganization Act came into effect in 1971 the USPS has been mandated to be self-financing and rely solely on revenue from stamps and package deliveries to support itself In 1982 postal stamps were changed to be categorized as products rather than a form of taxation and since then the Postal Service has no longer received taxpayer funding