>What are the new revenue channels that will pay for all that extra staff (and considering it’s USPS, their pensions)?

The federal government, unlike most other entities, does not need to match new revenue to new spending. It can and does create new money for any spending it deems worth it.

Funding basic banking for all through the USPS is worth it.

Worth mentioning that they are already involved in the financial anti-fraud business by way of postal money orders, and are already involved in electronic support by way of the very many services they already offer online. Very little of this proposal is entirely new to them.

There is no requirement that the service be revenue-neutral.

> That alone exceeds the requirement of “minimal"

Does a car with 4 wheels exceed requirements of minimal? Who operates a payment service without handling fraud? Can you operste a postal service without handling fraud?

> pay for all that extra staff?

Do roads create revenue?

Like you are fee to argue that its not worth it, but government services do not need to charge fees, rhey can create economic growth and get the money back through taxes