(NEXSTAR) – As Congress remains gridlocked, a government shutdown was looking more and more likely Wednesday. A shutdown, if it did start this weekend, would impact the military, some government benefits, and potentially hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
A large group of federal employees who won’t be affected, however, are workers with the United States Postal Service.
The USPS isn’t affected by a government shutdown because it doesn’t rely on taxpayer dollars for funding. The agency is funded through the sales of products and services.
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(Story by Alix Martichoux, ozarksfirst.com)