The VA sends medicine to millions of veterans through the mail. They’re not CVS. Your point is invalid.

The article linked specifically mentions that one of the main advocates for the Post Office from a medical standpoint are pharmacies. The point is certainly valid.

The high risk loans and bailouts given to the post service are absolutely more expensive than mailing medicine to veterans.

The cost of keeping the post office afloat is part of the cost of mailing medicine to veterans.

Again, irrelevant. Yes, of course it's part of the cost of mailing the medicine to veterans, but it's the part that we're talking about.

The cost of mailing medicine to veterans is _part_ of the cost of keeping the post office afloat. Other parts of that cost are the problem, and private alternatives which charge higher rates for infrequently recurring mail are actually less expensive to the government.

It's about guaranteed delivery to an address. If you want to discuss the USPS rates, and how those rates are largely controlled by Congress, along with Congress saddening the post office with expenses no other organization has, we can have that discussion.

PAEA gave the post office much more autonomy over their rates. Months ago a bailout was offered on the stipulation of raised rates. The Post Office is culpable for their insane pricing.

And assuming you mean accounting for actuarial costs, other businesses certainly do need to account for those.

Can you please give examples of businesses that are required to prefund their pensions in the manner that the post office is?