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MichMan

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30. That ended 4 years ago when the Postal Service Reform Act was passed

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:39 AM

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The pre funding you are referring to was for retirement health care benefits.

When it was passed in 2006 it had overwhelming support. Passed by voice vote on the House and unanimous consent on the Senate.

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USPS to suspend pension contributions, seeks 4-cent stamp price hike [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

$4.25 gasoline doesn't help . James48 23 hrs ago #1

Especially since Trump Old Crank 17 hrs ago #15

The USPS is required to pre-fund employees retirement.. summer_in_TX 15 hrs ago #17

That ended 4 years ago when the Postal Service Reform Act was passed MichMan 7 hrs ago #30

It's being systematically destroyed in preparation for privatization or elimination. CousinIT 23 hrs ago #2

Explain how it was defunded when it doesn't get any taxpayer subsidies? MichMan 17 hrs ago #11

Government not paying for a constitutional requirement Old Crank 17 hrs ago #14

You are correct; going all the way back to 1970 MichMan 16 hrs ago #16

1970. quakerboy 8 hrs ago #28

Enough with the nickel and diming every year TexasBushwhacker 23 hrs ago #3

more or less quakerboy 7 hrs ago #29

I get 3 letters a week and have Amazon PKG deliver once a week. Jacson6 22 hrs ago #4

"The Internet has replaced the mail delivery service for most correspondence. IMHO." BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #6

Interestingly, in our rural area, Starlink is the only satellite service we could get. Dixiegrrrl 20 hrs ago #9

Postal carriers would be part time and only work one day a week? MichMan 8 hrs ago #23

STOP delivering mail on Saturdays and save billions Bengus81 22 hrs ago #5

Or just fund the USPS properly, and get rid of the trump appointees running it into the ground quakerboy 9 hrs ago #21

It was reckless for congress to stop funding it in 1970 MichMan 8 hrs ago #24

When I was a child the stamps were four cents. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #7

All under the expert hand of DeJoy! He has financial interests in privatization of the USPS dontcha know! n/t PatrickforB 20 hrs ago #8

He left last year but the damage is done. BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #10

DeJoy resigned a year ago n/t MichMan 17 hrs ago #12

But the damage he did remains. I do stand corrected, but the USPS is still having DeJoy issues. n/t PatrickforB 17 hrs ago #13

It wasn't just him it was the Republican as a whole as they've been conspiring for decades to kill the USPS. cstanleytech 13 hrs ago #20

Well before DeJoy was appointed, the requirement summer_in_TX 15 hrs ago #18

Thankfully, they pre-fund bullshit was finally repealed BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #25

Frankly I think a national gas and diesel tax specifically for funding the postal service only is needed. cstanleytech 14 hrs ago #19

Time to stock up on Forever stamps again Maeve 8 hrs ago #22

Surprised TPTB haven't decided structuring is involved. bucolic_frolic 8 hrs ago #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Dyedinthewoolliberal 8 hrs ago #27

Umm... OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #31

It may have been bad, but passed with overwhelming support by voice vote in the house & unanimous consent in the senate MichMan 7 hrs ago #32

Congress has made other mistakes that they were all in on before. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #33

"It is a shame that they don't see the need to fix this one." BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #36

You're right, it wasn't just a GOP idea and now it's been repealed, and yet D. Spaulding 6 hrs ago #35

I retired from USPS two years ago; I don't think there's anyway the USPS is D. Spaulding 6 hrs ago #34