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39. That year, we were in the middle of a horrific pandemic

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 05:51 AM

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Roe v Wade was overturned and Biden managed to get his huge climate-focussed bill passed... And then all the stuff with respect to J6 and the hearings.

So lots of things in play that year (and Democrats were able to stave off losing many members and/or a chamber, as typically happens during mid-years).

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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 Yesterday #30

Thanks for the info. I missed that. summer_in_TX 16 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 Yesterday #28

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

more or less quakerboy Yesterday #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 Yesterday #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 Yesterday #21

It was reckless for congress to stop funding it in 1970 MichMan Yesterday #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 Yesterday #25

Thanks. Don't know how I missed that. summer_in_TX 16 hrs ago #38

That year, we were in the middle of a horrific pandemic BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #39

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 Yesterday #22

Surprised TPTB haven't decided structuring is involved. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Dyedinthewoolliberal Yesterday #27

Umm... OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #31

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

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

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

No offense, but if the 'damage was done', then the repeal did not 'fix' it. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #40

Future Democratic Congresses and administrations can BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #41

You're right, it wasn't just a GOP idea and now it's been repealed, and yet D. Spaulding Yesterday #35

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