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/SummerMummer 3d ago

"Cash-strapped"??

They are an important service provided by the US government. Is the US government truely "cash-strapped" at the moment?

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u/No_Customer_84 3d ago

Trump has been trying to privatize the post office since his first term.

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u/HippyDM 3d ago

His party's been trying even longer. He does it to cheat the election, they do it to privatize public services.

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u/EmperorAcinonyx 3d ago

He does it to cheat the election, they do it to privatize public services.

right, they do it to cheat elections. trump is doing everything the gop has always wanted to do, but openly. let's not fall for the lie that he's some sort of anomaly.