The Post Office is Broke, but They Are Enjoying Lots of Sporting Events

Get the crying towel out for the United States Post Office. They are billions in debt and postal workers fear every day they are going to lose their jobs. Well, here's a few postal workers that deserve to be fired.

It turns out USPS has been busted for purchasing season tickets to multiple sporting venues at the cost of nearly $15,000. And the excessive spending is even worse than that as the US Postal Service is in need of a bailout from the US taxpayer.

The Washington Post reports:

Employees of the U.S. Postal Service spent nearly $15,000 on season and group tickets to professional basketball, football and baseball games, “imprudent spending” that could damage the agency’s public image, auditors said.

The $14,778 tab for sports tickets in one unnamed city last year did not directly violate USPS purchasing procedures because they were bought for “recognition” awards for postal employees. But a report released last week by the agency’s inspector general said the expenses were “in direct conflict with the Postal Service’s objective of driving down costs in all operations and processes.”

Auditors, following up on two previous reports on Postal Service purchasing, found that oversight of credit card spending by managers improved in fiscal 2010 over the previous year, with a decrease in expenses to $239.4 million from $266.7 million.

But in addition to the sports tickets, the new audit identified more than $400,000 spent on business meals, including beer and wine, gift cards and employee gifts that were not justified, authorized or documented.