<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.savethepostoffice.com&#x2F;how-postal-service-began-prefunding-retiree-health-care-and-fell-deep-hole" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.savethepostoffice.com&#x2F;how-postal-service-began-pr...</a><p>EDIT:<p>&gt; I was 13 in 2006, so if this really was the result of Bush and his friends in Congress, they did a fantastic job of playing the long game. But I&#x27;ll wait to form an opinion until I see credible citations.<p>Also, IMO your age at a particular time a decision was made is irrelevant. The facts on what happened are readily available. Just because I was 9 when the first Gulf War happened, doesn&#x27;t mean I can&#x27;t have formed an understanding of it from (contemporary) sources and later reports, articles, and books. It&#x27;s almost a reverse ad hominem, an attempt to excuse yourself from a discussion or drawing a conclusion because you weren&#x27;t present or cognizant at the time. You&#x27;re capable of conducting research yourself, you&#x27;re an intelligent, human being. And others have provided citations and discussion throughout this thread on the topic.