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37. Thanks for the info. I missed that.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #30)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:34 PM

2 hrs ago

Glad they did it.

Inflation and the cost of gas must be tough for the USPS.

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

$4.25 gasoline doesn't help . James48 Thursday #1

Especially since Trump Old Crank Thursday #15

The USPS is required to pre-fund employees retirement.. summer_in_TX Yesterday #17

That ended 4 years ago when the Postal Service Reform Act was passed MichMan 17 hrs ago #30

Thanks for the info. I missed that. summer_in_TX 2 hrs ago #37

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

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

Government not paying for a constitutional requirement Old Crank Thursday #14

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

1970. quakerboy 18 hrs ago #28

Enough with the nickel and diming every year TexasBushwhacker Thursday #3

more or less quakerboy 17 hrs ago #29

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

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

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

Postal carriers would be part time and only work one day a week? MichMan 18 hrs ago #23

STOP delivering mail on Saturdays and save billions Bengus81 Thursday #5

Or just fund the USPS properly, and get rid of the trump appointees running it into the ground quakerboy 19 hrs ago #21

It was reckless for congress to stop funding it in 1970 MichMan 18 hrs ago #24

When I was a child the stamps were four cents. twodogsbarking Thursday #7

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

He left last year but the damage is done. BumRushDaShow Thursday #10

DeJoy resigned a year ago n/t MichMan Thursday #12

But the damage he did remains. I do stand corrected, but the USPS is still having DeJoy issues. n/t PatrickforB Thursday #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 Yesterday #20

Well before DeJoy was appointed, the requirement summer_in_TX Yesterday #18

Thankfully, they pre-fund bullshit was finally repealed BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #25

Thanks. Don't know how I missed that. summer_in_TX 2 hrs ago #38

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

Time to stock up on Forever stamps again Maeve 19 hrs ago #22

Surprised TPTB haven't decided structuring is involved. bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Dyedinthewoolliberal 18 hrs ago #27

Umm... OldBaldy1701E 17 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 17 hrs ago #32

Congress has made other mistakes that they were all in on before. OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #33

"It is a shame that they don't see the need to fix this one." BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #36

You're right, it wasn't just a GOP idea and now it's been repealed, and yet D. Spaulding 16 hrs ago #35

I retired from USPS two years ago; I don't think there's anyway the USPS is D. Spaulding 16 hrs ago #34