service”, said Donald Trump, as he signed covid-19 relief legislation in the spring, “is a joke.” He contended that the United States Postal Service is losing money by “handing out packages for Amazon and other internet companies”, and needed to quadruple its package rates. Far from being a joke, theis the nation’s favourite government agency, viewed favourably by 91% of Americans. But it is losing money: $4.5bn from January to March, more than double its losses for the same period last year.
On current trends, the postal service estimates that it could run out of money sometime between April and October 2021, unless there is relief or reform. House Democrats included money for the postal service in their version of theAct enacted in March, but after Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said Mr Trump would veto any legislation that included funding for the postal service, it was cut.
Many question why Mr DeJoy opted to implement those changes just before a presidential election that will be unusually reliant on mailed ballots. Mr DeJoy, unlike the previous four postmasters general, has never worked for; he ran a logistics company and has been a generous donor to Republicans. Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman who chairs the subcommittee that oversees, calls Mr DeJoy’s rationale “a smokescreen...
djysrv How many letter carriers has the USPS laid off with the decline in mail volume? IMO this 'problem' is simply a union work slowdown in response to a cut in overtime.
The main cause is the sweetheart benefits package while everyone else was forced into Obamacare.
The main problem is Trump and his autocratic desire to destroy it.
The Postal Service USPS has presented innovative ideas for years to open new revenue streams & lines of business offered by other countries’ postal services - but Congress has forbidden them. Congress owns this 100%. SpeakerPelosi senatemajldr
Why? Just blockchain the voting. It's not that difficult. The problem is it's 2020 and our politicians are so old they only think in terms of 60's, 70's, and 80's solutions.
He wants to stop the poor from voting. You can relate to that. Surely.
Suspect?
NO SHIT SHERLOCK
Essential workers never stopped liquor Marijuana abortion all are open Why cannot we vote in person with great precautions
badmannersfood Look for these ⬇️ safe drop-off boxes around your city OR drop your ballot off at the polls on election day! Please spread the word!
Right now, I have a package ordered a month ago, that was supposed to have been delivered in 10 days, still apparently sitting at the post office where the seller dropped it off. This is the 3rd time this has happened with usps since April. He’s not wrong.
Did he even pretend to have a logical primary motive?
Time for the rest of the states to do what Maryland is doing. Maybe then trump won’t f up the usps.
Vital? The Economist must have bumped their heads in the echo chamber of Trump derangement syndrome😂
Motives mean nothing
The USPS union endorsed Biden And this is the org we want to carry ballots to decide who is president? Seriously?
Traitor Trump is actively suppressing the vote in violation his oath of office and has done more damage to America than the Rosenbergs, deserving their same fate. He must be removed from office.
And this is new news? Really - Trump telegraphs every illegal act he does - before he does it - so, are we really surprised - Is the USPS surprised?
So many brilliant people reading between the lines
Agreed. This is why I will personally deliver my absentee vote
IS TRUMP REALLY WORKING FOR PUTIN?
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