But it's just buying us a little bit of time.

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"Infusing the agency with cash and hiking postage rates without requiring USPS to reduce costs and realign itself to meet America's changing use of mail is just buying a very small amount of time with a very big check, " Mr. Issa said.

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It is, ultimately, just another liquidity action, aimed at buying time to sort the solvent from the insolvent, whether banks or sovereigns.

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Plus, the institutional buying needed to fuel a meaningful rally going forward is just not there at this time.

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