On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:49:17 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Sep 14, 1:25*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Sep 14, 11:45*am, Red Green wrote:

wrote :

I'm planning to build a fence and need fence posts. *I went to the
POST OFFICE to buy the posts. *They said they dont sell posts.....
What the ****..... why are they called the POST OFFICE if they dont
sell POSTS?

That's why they lost $3 billion in 3 months.

Who ever said the Post Office has to be profitable? *Are other govt.
offices profitable? Hell, no; they suck up our tax $$ to pay for
sloppy, inefficient political appointees who **** all over the work of
dedicated Civil Service public servants.

HB

Not to forget the most egregious example of government trying to run a
business; Mustang Ranch. they went broke tying to sell booze and
p****.

Perhaps none of their customers wanted to be "audited".