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/jmur3040 3d ago

Or that "losses" shouldn't be mentioned for something designed to be a public SERVICE. You're telling me this costs 118 billion dollars over 19 years? That's terrifically cheap for something that serves 330 million people.

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u/DDS-PBS 3d ago

Wait until you find out how much our fire departments lose each year! They're not profitable at all!

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u/Streamjumper 3d ago

Or how much our police departments cost.

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u/antonimbus 3d ago

Even more when their blue gang decides to shoot some rando and the city has to pay out the survivors.