News from The Associated Press (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POSTAL_FINANCES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-02-16-32-28)

STOP ADVERTISING on TV. I bet they could save QUITE A FEW million right there. Don't you know where the post office is?

Good one Scott! They need to advertise. The loss in first class postage is causing shorfalls. Couple this with $1.6 Billion in workers compensation payment (many who are in their 70s, 80s and 90s and should be on social security instead). Finally, the mandated $5.5B pre-funding of health care demonstrates how truly unsustainable the system is. Funny thing is the postmater general only wants to run it like a private business and they won't let him!!