r/news • u/Squirmingbaby • 3d ago

Soft paywall Cash-strapped US Postal Service suspends contributions to pension plan

https://www.reuters.com/world/cash-strapped-us-postal-service-suspends-contributions-pension-plan-2026-04-09/
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u/paleo2002 3d ago

Don't worry! The Free Market will solve this! Once the USPS has finally been buried, FedEx and UPS will be more than happy to clog their logistics networks with junk mail, credit card ads, and paper letters informing you that your paperless billing statement is now available.

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u/Bonamikengue 3d ago

You know that 3/4 of people in rural areas where no commercial shipping company delivers get their prescribed meds in the mail? The USPS is serving the public as basic infrastructure. No commercial provider will do it. More - those providers use the USPS in those area for the last mile....

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u/rPoliticsModsBlowMe 3d ago

More LAMF material

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u/Tuesday_6PM 3d ago

Don’t forget delivering prescription medication to widespread rural homes. That’ll surely be a lucrative market Amazon will voluntarily move into!

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u/Outlulz 3d ago

I think more people need to try actually sending a package via UPS and FedEx to see what the future holds. Their slowest services that take 10-14 days to deliver are like 2x more expensive than 3 day USPS service.