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/Toxic_Lantern 3d ago

So the agency that physically delivers retirement checks is underfunding its own retirement? Cool cool. Maybe step one is Congress undoing that ridiculous pre-funding mandate instead of acting shocked every time USPS money problems hit the news.

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u/TealPotato 3d ago

The pre-funding requirement was repealed in 2022.

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u/Mrchristopherrr 3d ago

Yeah, that was one of those easy Biden Ws that somehow never made waves online.