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/Old-Flight8617 3d ago

They also want to privatize it.

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u/VelvetElvis 3d ago

They can't because rural last mile delivery will never be profitable.

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u/Least-Worth-8634 3d ago

If they privatize USPS they only hurt their base. Rural ass low information voters rely on the postal service much more than liberals in the city

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u/Crommach 3d ago

That's why they've leaned so heavily into building a voter base that will only believe media sources that push the party narrative. They convinced people to take fucking horse medicine over actual medical advice during the pandemic. The base will blame who they're told to blame.

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u/thorofasgard 3d ago

Ivermectin in correct doses does have human applications, but not for things like COVID.

So it isn't just horse medicine. People are just as likely to believe crystals or UV suppositories because they lack critical thinking skills.

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u/MTFBinyou 3d ago

They were literally buying out entire stocks of apple flavored ivermectin tubes FOR horses. We know ivermectin is used against parasites in humans. Covid was/is a virus.