usps drown debt lose every one life-lines mismanage fund decades worry though us postal union quite certain socialist santa claus fix everything presidential hopeful sen. bernie sanders i-vt. endorsement american postal workers union thursday give self-described democratic socialist boost seek support organize labor democratic primary.apwu represent 200,000 u.s. postal service employees retire second major national union member afl-cio labor federation endorse sanders rival democratic front-runner hillary clinton.sanders stand others true champion postal workers workers throughout country say mark dimondstein union president statement endorsement come union 13-member executive board.the unite state postal service usps lose 5.5 billion last year eighth annual loss row third-highest ever silver line loss red-ink tsunami 15.9 billion 2012.why federal government deliver mail monopoly deliver mail admittedly postal service one government program actual constitutional warrant constitution authorize congress establish post offices early american politicians rush take advantage opportunity create post office department 1792.with politics rather service post office priority congress take next step approve private express statutes prevent anyone compete government deliver first-class mail uncle sam enforce monopoly fin would-be competitors include celebrate libertarian author lysander spooner.the feds continue prosecute anyone temerity compete usps even threaten cub scout offer deliver christmas cards.believing americans exist serve usps leave system ill-equipped adapt change circumstances 1971 congress turn post office department semi-independent usps remove direct role politics usps still exempt tax regulations include local park restrictions congress retain control postal policies course preserve system delivery monopoly.but ban competition could preserve postal market number piece mail peak 2001 continue fall despite rise population mail piece drop 213 billion 2006 155 billion last year number expect decline 130 billion 2020. usps last profitable year 2006. since losses run 2.8 billion 15.9 billion postal service maxed borrow uncle sam miss four retiree program payments characteristic understatement government accountability office observe give financial problems outlook usps support current level service operations postal unions insist nothing wrong least nothing federal bailout solve reserve particular ire requirement usps prefund workers retirement rule place note former postmaster general patrick donahoe postal service would earn money last year.but prefunding protect taxpayers washington unfunded government retirement liability 800 billion grow every year agency require prefund unfair taxpayers postal service since every agency set aside sufficient money fulfill financial promise postal service earn little pay nothing leave federal credit line usps default four time last three years mandate contributions.sanders long vocal backer robust postal service particularly postal reform debate recent years apwu view fight battle postal service privatization count vermont senator perhaps lead defender.as postal service bleed millions losses mostly due unique fund mandate place upon congress sanders staunchly oppose closure postal facilities cut postal service saturday delivery also lead proponent concept postal bank would allow post offices provide small loan compete payday lenders postal bank top issue apwu sanders seek make campaign issue.in statement dimondstein note sanders long history stand workers picket line well support national 15 per hour minimum wage sanders speak protest verizon last month hold communications workers america union join fight 15 rally outside u.s. capitol build early week.via huffington post government santa candidate get another huge endorsement… time christmas