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Article #44Re: Americans taxed less, complain more
From: John F. Haugh II
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 00:39
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 00:39
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In article <1992Aug8.173219.28993@mercury.unt.edu> danny@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Danny Faught) writes: >Isn't the US post office supposed to be more or less self-supporting? And >that's why they've raised the price of stamps so much--so those using the >service are the ones who pay for it? Yes and no. It is subsidized to a certain extent for "official business" and of course, the franking privilege. But I believe that when it runs a deficit, the government ponies up the difference and then plans a rate increase. But it will continue to run a deficit (and we pay the shortfall in federal taxes) until the rate increase is approved and goes into effect. -- John F. Haugh II | Life's Little Instruction Book: Ma Bell: (512) 251-2151 | "#138. Learn Spanish. In a few years, UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh | more than 35% of all Americans will speak Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org | it as their first language."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!news.dell.com!natinst.com!cs.utexas.edu!chinacat!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.lonestar.org (John F. Haugh II) Newsgroups: tx.general Subject: Re: Americans taxed less, complain more Message-ID: <21310@rpp386.lonestar.org> Date: 10 Aug 92 00:39:04 GMT References: <1992Aug7.181803.9009@mercury.unt.edu> <21296@rpp386.lonestar.org> <1992Aug8.152413.28164@mercury.unt.edu> <1992Aug8.173219.28993@mercury.unt.edu> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Distribution: tx Organization: River Parishes Programming, Austin, Republic of Texas Lines: 15