I bet the author doesn't actually know the last time
the USPS was subsidized; he just off-handedly argues
we shouldn't subsidize it more. (clue: no taxpayer
dollars since it was spun off as quasi-governmental)
An organization doesn't have to receive cash from the government to be heavily government-subsidized - Fannie and Freddie effectively receive billions in subsidies from the government each year because of how much they save on interest via the implied government backing of their obligations. Those kinds of subsidies are far more pernicious because their cost is hidden in a way that budgeted subsidies aren't.